Jim Stark updated the committees on coal activities at the
division. The division has hired a new Environmental Protection Specialist,
Jarrod Ebert. Jim stated that the division met recently with CDPHE Water
Division and as CDPHE indicated in its earlier remarks to the Water Committee
they do not consider Small Area Exemptions (under SMCRA) relevant to their
regulation under the Clean Water Act. The...
Last month
CMA hosted visitors from several African countries under the auspices of the Department of State’s
International Visitor Leadership Program. The visitors participated in the
program’s “Sustainability and the Extractive Industry” project.
Participants of the program came from 11
countries including Nigeria, Eritrea and Cameroon, and held positions in
government, academia and the mining industry.
Stan Dempsey, CMA president, provided an
overview of Colorado’s mining industry...
We are frequently asked, “What do you do when the
legislature is not in session?” Although CMA focuses on influencing mining and
energy policy, that work is not limited to the regular legislative session
which ends in May. Ongoing work throughout the legislative interim (June-December)
supplements and supports our efforts under the Gold Dome. Our year-round
itinerary takes three major avenues: legislative interim meetings...
A plan by PacifiCorp to retire its coal-fired power plant assets to save money and speed its transition to wind and solar sources could shutter plants in northwest Colorado. But the fate of those units will depend on negotiations with Xcel Energy, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and other utilities.
In its integrated resource plan unveiled Thursday, Portland, Oregon-based...
Tri-State Generation and Transmission officially retired its Nucla Station on Thursday after it used up the last of its coal supply last week.
In July, Tri-State announced that it would shutter the 100 megawatt coal-fired plant next year, roughly two years ahead of its previous plan to close the station in 2022. The station had its final run of power...
As a major supporter, the Colorado Mining Association
is pleased to share that The Colorado Mining Exhibit Foundation, working with
the Historical Society of Idaho Springs, has added informational signage to the
old #60 steam engine in downtown Idaho Springs. For more information about The
Colorado Mining Exhibit Foundation, contact Guy Johnson at GPJ222@aol.com
or 303-969-0365.
As we pull into fall,
the CMA Education Foundation has a chance to review our All About Mining course
for educators and to make changes and updates. We have spent time and effort
getting comments and suggestions from all of our teachers/students and we
consider them seriously. With more than 25 hours of online course content and a
seven-day summer itinerary, we strive to...
As summer winds down, legislators on the various interim
committees are requesting draft bills for consideration in January. The
Investor Owned Utility Study Committee initially requested three drafts: a bill
on consumer protection, a bill directing the PUC to study Consumer Choice
Agreements, and a bill on alternative revenue sources for low income energy
assistance. These drafts will be finalized and receive final approval...
This month I would like to send a great big thank you out to our ever-dedicated partners in the All About Mining class. To all of those professors, lecturers, instructors, lab coordinators, graduate students, mine owners, mine engineers, mineral processors, tour guides and worker bees, we couldn’t do it without you! Something that the teachers told me several times...
Regulators and citizens alike are almost breathless viewing
the changes facing Colorado as a result of recent climate actions taken by the
Governor and the legislature. The aggressive plans to decarbonize the Colorado economy
were outlined by Colorado Energy Office Director Will Toor in an interview with
Westword and before the interim Energy Legislation Review Committee on July 29.
In brief:
The Air Quality Control...