Desert Rock
February 14, 2008--Desert Rock heats up (Durango Telegraph)
While Desert Rock proponents tick away the days on a threatened lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, opponents are also saying that time may be running out for the m
December 27, 2007--Combustion waste angers residents (Cortez Journal)
Each year, power plants in the United States collectively kick out enough coal combustion waste (CCW) to fill a train of coal cars stretching from Manhattan to Los Angeles and back three and a half
October 27, 2007--Mercury levels create concern (Cortez Journal)
The Four Corners Air Quality Task Force will wrap-up up its two years of work next month. While many Four Corners residents blame coal power plants across the New Mexico state line, the sc
July 27, 2007--The energy challenge--coal as currency (New York Times)
For the Navajo nation, energy is the most valuable currency. The tribal lands are rich with uranium, natural gas, wind, sun and, most of all, coal.
July 14, 2007--Council: No to Desert Rock resolution singles out effect on air quality (Cortez Journal)
Cortez city councilors unanimously passed a resolution opposing the Desert Rock Energy Project at their regular meeting Tuesday night.
July 14, 2007--Coal mining on Navajo land draws lawsuit (Durango Herald)
Three environmental groups challenged a government agency over its decision to renew a permit for the coal mine that would supply the proposed Desert Rock power plant in New Mexico.
May 22, 2007--Report `step forward' for Desert Rock (Durango Herald)
Desert Rock Energy Project took a significant step toward construction with the release of a draft Environmental Impact Statement that found nothing to stand in its way...The EIS describes several pot
