Larimer among counties to receive coal-transition grants

DENVER — Colorado’s Office of Just Transition, operated by the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment and the Office of Economic Development & International Trade, will offer grant funding to support communities where coal-fired power plants are being phased out.
Larimer County, along with Delta, El Paso, Gunnison and La Plata counties, will split $471,423, according to the OJT. Other regions of the state that are more economically dependent on power plants will receive millions of dollars through the transition program.
“Colorado is leading the nation when it comes to showing a commitment to the communities that will be most adversely impacted…
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