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Two clean energy projects aimed at replacing a retiring Nevada coal power plant look set to go ahead, with their sale to utility NV Energy having been approved by regulators.

Over 1,100 workers in Portland, Oregon, rejected the city’s “last, best and final offer” and voted to strike to improve pay and working conditions.

Utility regulators have proposed slashing the incentives homeowners receive to install solar panels, a long-sought goal of utilities and labor unions.

Craig, a small town in northwest Colorado, is losing its coal plant, and residents fear it is the beginning of the end for their community. The same scenario is playing out in other small towns across the U.S. After decades of relying on coal for their workforce, tax base and way of life, the towns face uncertain futures as new state and national legislation forces the retirement of fossil fuels because of the worsening effects of human-caused climate change.

"The more electricity they sell, the more money they make."

CRAIG — In a quiet valley tucked away from Colorado’s bustling ski resorts, far from his hometown in northern Mexico, Trinidad Loya found a way to support his family’s American

CRAIG, Colorado — In a quiet valley tucked away from Colorado’s bustling ski resorts, far from his hometown in northern Mexico, Trinidad Loya found a way to support his family’s American dream: Coal.

A coal plant in Craig, Colorado, is closing, along with the mine that feeds it, and has nearly 115 more employees, and all the workers will lose their jobs over the next decade.

CRAIG, Colorado (AP) — In a quiet valley tucked away from Colorado’s bustling ski...

A slate of local unions endorsed U.S. Rep. Diana DeGettes bid for a 13th term on Tuesday, calling the Denver Democrat a champion for labor and citing her support for