More Coal Mining In Colorado Gets Regulators’ Preliminary OK

DENVER (AP) — Federal regulators have given the initial go-ahead to more coal extraction at a western Colorado site under a plan that calls for the mining company to donate 4,500 acres for the greater sage grouse.
On Wednesday, the Bureau of Land Management and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement released their assessment of the environmental impact of a proposal by Colowyo Coal to continue working reserves in Moffat and Rio Blanco counties for which the first BLM leas