Colorado has run into opposition over its plan to close all six of its remaining coal-fired power plants by 2031.
The Environmental Protection Agency says “not so fast!” It contends the proposed move would threaten grid reliability and also be in violation of federal law. The EPA made known its stand on the plan with a filing of a preliminary decision in which it rejected the state’s attempt to change the retirement dates into the Regional Haze Plan, which the federal government requires to protect air quality above national parks and federally designated wilderness areas, reported by CPR News.
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