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The Coronavirus Is Making a Just Transition More Urgent for Coal Country
Before the coronavirus pandemic threw the U.S. into recession, the Navajo Nation was already dealing with a recession of its own. With the closure of a giant coal plant last year, the tribal nation had lost more than $US40 ($58) million in revenue. Now, the pandemic is exacerbating an already-tough situation for the Navajo Nation,…
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Closing The West’s Largest Coal Plant Will Leave The Navajo Nation With $58 Million In Missing Revenue
The Navajo Generating Station in Arizona is closing, and that’s terrible news for the Native American communities that rely on the coal plant for their income. A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) is calling on the US federal government to step in for this major economic disruption the…