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A Coal Controversy In Colorado Calls To Light Government Evaluations
ResumeResidents of Craig, Colorado, a small mining town in the northwest part of the state, are banding together to save the Colowyo Coal Mine. They started organizing after a court ruling earlier this year put the future of the mine — and its 220 jobs — in jeopardy.
At the center of the debate is whether the federal government is fully evaluating the environmental impacts of mining.
Grace Hood from Here & Now contributor Colorado Pubic Radio explains.
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- Grace Hood, reporter for Colorado Public Radio. She tweets @gracehood.
This segment aired on August 4, 2015.