Big Pivots: A hiccup for coal on its farewell tour in Colorado

Big Pivots: A hiccup for coal on its farewell tour in Colorado

In October 2016, Donald Trump swung through Colorado, delivering a multitude of promises. “We’re going to put the miners right here in Colorado back to work,” he said during a stop in Grand Junction, presumably referring to coal. Coal production in Colorado had slid from 40 million tons in 2004 to 12.8 million tons the year Trump visited. Trump failed to deliver. Decline has continued. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association closed its…