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Katie Pellicore

Jan 11 2021
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San Juan Generating Station

Can Carbon Capture Save Coal?

By Katie Pellicore | Coal, Energy Transition, Renewable Energy | No Comments
We don't think so. Check out this video to learn more:
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Jan 07 2021
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SJCA Annual Update Video

By Katie Pellicore | Energy Transition, Lands Protection, Of Interest, Rivers | No Comments
Since we couldn't see everyone in person this year, we made a video to show you what our staff has been up to & update you on some of our...
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Dec 30 2020
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Fall/Winter 2020 Newsletter

By Katie Pellicore | Newsletter | No Comments
Our Fall/Winter 2020 Newsletter has gone out to doorsteps and PO Boxes across the country! You can also check it out here by clicking the photo below. This newsletter has...
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Dec 30 2020
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Solar installation at Mesa Verde

Reducing Our Reliance On Coal-Fired Power

By Katie Pellicore | Newsletter, Renewable Energy | No Comments
Attaining utility-scale renewable power for communities in the Four Corners region has been one of SJCA’s goals for years. Renewable energy is better for both our environment and our wallets;...
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Nov 28 2020
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Tri-State Plans to Cut Emissions But Flaws Are Exposed

By Katie Pellicore | LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Nov 23 2020
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Take Action: Protect Chimney Rock & the HDs from Needless Development

By Katie Pellicore | Lands Protection, Oil & Gas, Take Action | 2 Comments
BLM’s Continued Assault of our Public Lands Next Target: Chimney Rock National Monument and the HD Mountain Roadless Area The Colorado State office of the Bureau of Land Management is...
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Nov 11 2020
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Take Action: Help Pass the CORE Act & the Colorado Wilderness Act!

By Katie Pellicore | Lands Protection, Take Action | 4 Comments
Photo: John Fielder Help Secure New Wilderness in Colorado Contact Colorado’s elected representatives to thank them for their strong support of public lands and ask that they do everything in...
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Nov 10 2020
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Large Solar Project

Breaking: $127 Million in Just Transition Funds for Navajo Nation

By Katie Pellicore | Coal, Energy Transition, In the News, Renewable Energy | No Comments
Breaking: As coal plants across the Four Corners region shut down, Arizona Public Service will provide a minimum of $127 million to the Navajo Nation over the next 10 years,...
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Nov 06 2020
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Colorado Emissions Roadmap a Chance for Cleaner Power

By Katie Pellicore | LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Nov 06 2020
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Breaking: Colorado Votes to Restore Wolves

By Katie Pellicore | In the News, Species | No Comments
Colorado voters approved a measure to reintroduce wolves to our state's western wildlands! State wildlife managers will develop and implement a plan for wolf reintroduction, with "paws on the ground,"...
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Oct 21 2020
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Take Action: Hold Tri-State to Higher Carbon Reduction Standards

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Take Action | No Comments
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Oct 16 2020
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What’s Your Plan?

By Katie Pellicore | Lands Protection, Of Interest, Take Action | No Comments
SJCA believes that responsible management of our public lands protects our communities’ heritage, supports healthy wildlife and their habitat, sustains a strong and self-reliant economy, and preserves our quality of...
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Sep 30 2020
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Waiting for a Verdict

By Katie Pellicore | LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Sep 21 2020
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Last Chance: Take Action to Defend Chaco from Oil and Gas Development

By Katie Pellicore | Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy
Despite repeated requests to wait for in-person meetings following the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office held only virtual meetings on a resource management plan...
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Sep 10 2020
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TAKE ACTION: Keep LPEA Moving Towards Clean Energy

By Katie Pellicore | Coal, Energy Transition, Renewable Energy, Take Action
Keep LPEA’s Exit Charge Case in Colorado LPEA has made huge headway in its fight for cleaner, cheaper power here in Southwest Colorado. But by illegally adding new members to...
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Sep 08 2020
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TAKE ACTION: The Compressor To (And From) Nowhere

By Katie Pellicore | Lands Protection, Oil & Gas
Once again, the HD Mountains face new threats from oil and gas development, this time from a proposal for a massive methane gas compression and processing facility. The proposal for...
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Sep 01 2020
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Another FERC Curveball

By Katie Pellicore | LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Aug 29 2020
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Protecting the Headwaters of the Animas River: Over 200 Comments Submitted

By Katie Pellicore | Rivers | No Comments
The EPA proposed a new mine waste repository near Silverton, as part of their work at the Bonita Peak Superfund Site. We submitted our own SJCA comments on the proposal,...
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Aug 26 2020
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Take Action to Defend Chaco from Oil and Gas Development

By Katie Pellicore | Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy
Despite repeated requests to wait for in-person meetings following the Covid-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office is holding virtual meetings on a resource management plan...
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Jul 29 2020
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BREAKING: New Mexico PRC embraces 100% renewable future for Four Corners

By Katie Pellicore | Coal, Energy Transition, In the News | One Comment
Today, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission unanimously decided to replace San Juan Generating Station power with 100 percent renewable energy when the coal-fired power plant is retired in 2022....
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Jul 24 2020
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Colorado PUC Sides With LPEA

By Katie Pellicore | LPEA Spotlight | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Jul 09 2020
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Court challenge: Feds cut out public on 40,802-acre NM oil and gas leases

By Katie Pellicore | In the News, Oil & Gas | No Comments
The Bureau of Land Management recently sold oil and gas drilling leases on nearly 41,000 acres of New Mexico public land- without adequate public participation. Along with our coalition of...
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Jul 02 2020
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TAKE ACTION: Stop Purgatory’s Destruction of Lynx Habitat

By Katie Pellicore | In the News, Lands Protection | 10 Comments
Purgatory Resort is pushing its expansion dreams by resurrecting the Ice Creek Lift Pod, a regretful proposal that was purposefully dropped from its 2008 Master Development Plan (MDP) due to...
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Jun 30 2020
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Tri-State Files First Phase of Resource Plan

By Katie Pellicore | LPEA Spotlight | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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May 31 2020
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Race to the PUC

By Katie Pellicore | LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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May 28 2020
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Oil and gas development

Conservation Groups Seek to Join Defense of Colorado Air Quality Protections

By Katie Pellicore | In the News, Oil & Gas | No Comments
Last December, Colorado required oil and gas companies to significantly reduce their emissions- a crucial step needed to improve public health and put the state on track towards its carbon...
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May 28 2020
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Gearing up for Greenhouse Gas Reductions in Colorado

By Katie Pellicore | Oil & Gas | No Comments
Last winter, Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC)  voted unanimously to adopt new emissions rules for the oil and gas industry. Now, the AQCC is working with the Energy Office...
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May 14 2020
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TAKE ACTION: Stand up to Protect the HD Mountains

By Katie Pellicore | Lands Protection, Oil & Gas | 2 Comments
The HDs are under siege. Again. The San Juan National Forest is proposing to approve an 8.6-mile natural gas pipeline that cuts across a portion of the HD Mountains Roadless...
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May 08 2020
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Take Action to Defend Chaco – Ask BLM to Act Humanely

By Katie Pellicore | Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy | 14 Comments
After almost a decade of plodding analysis, the Bureau of Land Management’s Farmington Field Office is attempting to rush through a plan to authorize thousands more oil and gas wells...
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Apr 29 2020
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PRC Delay of San Juan Coal Plant’s Replacement Decision is Unfortunate and Risky

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, Coal, Energy Transition, In the News | No Comments
Photo: EcoFlight The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) delayed the approval of two solar and battery projects that would partially replace the electricity from San Juan Generating Station. These...
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Apr 14 2020
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Our Spring/Summer 2020 Newsletter is Live!

By Katie Pellicore | Newsletter | No Comments
Check out our Spring/Summer 2020 Newsletter for updates on our campaigns and to learn what's coming up in the next couple months. To get a copy of our newsletter delivered...
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Apr 10 2020
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Why Restore Wolves to Colorado Part V: The Right Thing to Do

By Katie Pellicore | Lands Protection, Species | No Comments
Photo: National Park Service In our original blog, ‘Why Restore Wolves to Colorado, we briefly discussed the top five reasons wolves should be reintroduced to the state. Now, we’re digging...
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Mar 09 2020
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National Forest

Deadline March 10th For Local Input on Rollback of Environmental Law

By Katie Pellicore | In the News, Of Interest | No Comments
Breaking: The Trump Administration has proposed changes that would rollback critical elements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a bedrock environmental law. NEPA is fundamental to protecting public health,...
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Feb 26 2020
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Unsolved Problems

By Katie Pellicore | Energy Transition, LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Feb 18 2020
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Take Action: Protect Nonmotorized Silverton Trails

By Katie Pellicore | Lands Protection | 14 Comments
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a new plan for trails around Silverton that sacrifices backcountry quiet and wildlife viewing in favor of more motorized trail use. Most...
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Jan 29 2020
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San Juan Generating Station

Energy Transition Act Applies to San Juan Generating Station Abandonment

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, Coal, Energy Transition, In the News | No Comments
Breaking: Today the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that the Energy Transition Act must apply to Public Service Co. of New Mexico’s (PNM) abandonment of its remaining interest in the San Juan...
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Jan 24 2020
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Tri-State Reveals New Energy Plan

By Katie Pellicore | Coal, LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Jan 16 2020
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New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission Adopts Oil and Gas Enforcement Rules

By Katie Pellicore | In the News, Oil & Gas | No Comments
Today the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission unanimously adopted new enforcement rules for the oil and gas industry. The new protections will protect New Mexico's air, land and water, as...
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Jan 16 2020
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Tri-State Announces Responsible Energy Plan

By Katie Pellicore | Coal, Energy Transition, Renewable Energy | No Comments
Photo: WildEarth Guardians Last week, Tri-State announced it intended to close its Colorado and New Mexico coal generation assets ahead of schedule. This week Tri-State made a second announcement on...
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Jan 09 2020
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Tri-State Announces Coal Retirements But Flaws Remain In Energy Plan

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, Coal, Energy Transition, Renewable Energy | No Comments
Today Tri-State announced the first part of their long-awaited Responsible Energy Plan, which described their intention to close two coal plants and one coal mine ahead of schedule. While the...
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Jan 08 2020
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Why Restore Wolves to Colorado Part IV: Intentional Reintroduction Allows Flexibility

By Katie Pellicore | Lands Protection, Species | 2 Comments
Photo: National Park Service In our original blog, ‘Why Restore Wolves to Colorado,’ we briefly discussed the top five reasons wolves should be reintroduced to the state. Now, we’re digging...
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Dec 23 2019
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Advocacy Groups Celebrate Key Step Towards Climate Goals and Cleaner Air

By Katie Pellicore | Energy Transition, In the News, Oil & Gas | No Comments
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) voted unanimously on new methane protections on the oil and gas industry that prioritize public health and the environment. These new regulations will...
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Dec 19 2019
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A Recap of LPEA’s Year

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Nov 26 2019
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LPEA Files With PUC for Just Exit Charge

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Nov 20 2019
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House Natural Resources Committee Passes Colorado Wilderness Act

By Katie Pellicore | Lands Protection | No Comments
Breaking: The House Natural Resource Committee passed the Colorado Wilderness Act! This bill would advance protections sorely needed to safeguard some of Colorado's most breathtaking wild areas, like the lower Dolores...
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Oct 25 2019
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Tri-State’s FERC Application Denied

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Sep 11 2019
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Opportunities for Change

By Katie Pellicore | LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Sep 11 2019
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Take Action: Stand Up For Clean Energy In Colorado

By Katie Pellicore | Coal, Energy Transition, Renewable Energy | 3 Comments
A Rulemaking to Hold Tri-State Accountable The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is holding a rulemaking process through October 15th about Tri-State's Electric Resource Plan (ERP), which will fundamentally impact co-op...
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Sep 03 2019
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Flare Photo

The Methane Hotspot Isn’t Just Going to Disappear

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, Oil & Gas | No Comments
Photo: Carlan Tapp   Why should we care about methane, exactly? Remember that methane hotspot floating over the Four Corners region? Explosive growth in the oil and gas industry have...
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Aug 29 2019
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EPA To Rollback Critical Methane Regulations

By Katie Pellicore | Oil & Gas | No Comments

Breaking: The Environmental Protection Agency, under the Trump administration, just announced that they intend to “sharply curtail” methane regulations. This rollback will keep vital federal oversight away from the vast majority of the nation’s hundreds of thousands of oil and…

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Aug 28 2019
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Interventions and Rulemakings for Tri-State

By Katie Pellicore | LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Aug 20 2019
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Colorado oil and gas infrastructure

A New Era for Colorado Oil and Gas

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, Oil & Gas | No Comments
This April, SB 19-181 passed through the Colorado Legislature and was signed into law, fundamentally altering the landscape of Colorado oil and gas operations. The bill reforms oil and gas...
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Aug 15 2019
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No Double-Density Drilling in the Greater Chaco Region

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, Oil & Gas | No Comments
After almost a year fighting a proposal by Hilcorp Energy Company to double its gas wells, we are celebrating the New Mexico Oil Conservation Commission's (OCC) decision restrict new development...
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Jul 25 2019
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Tensions Rise with Big Shifts at Tri-State

By Katie Pellicore | LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | 2 Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Jun 27 2019
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Tri-State Seeks FERC Regulation

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | One Comment
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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May 29 2019
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New Beginnings at LPEA

By Katie Pellicore | LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Apr 29 2019
2

Power Supply Committee Gives Recommendations

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, Coal, LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | One Comment
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Apr 16 2019
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Congress Investigates Tri-State for Role in Secretive Lobbying Group

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Apr 01 2019
2

Are we really Better Together?

By Katie Pellicore | LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Feb 28 2019
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LPEA is listening to you

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | No Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Jan 22 2019
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January 2019 Spotlight

LPEA Sets Carbon Reduction Goal

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | 2 Comments
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Dec 20 2018
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Tri-State in Trouble

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, Coal, LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | One Comment
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA)* Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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Nov 30 2018
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LPEA

LPEA hires consultants to research energy supply options

By Katie Pellicore | Climate Change, LPEA Spotlight, Renewable Energy | One Comment
This blog series covers the monthly La Plata Electric Association (LPEA)* Board of Directors meetings. We’re tracking the board for transparency and accountability, as well as to stay current on...
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