Colorado Springs Utilities claims it can't comply with state law and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2030.

Colorado Springs Utilities is working with local legislators on a bill that would give the Ray Nixon coal power plant a reprieve from state laws mandating it be closed in 2029.

The federal government said the coal plants were needed for “grid reliability” and a regional haze-fighting plan violated the Clean Air Act. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss ...

Holding hands in the huddle symbolized Ray football's tight bond as the Texans marched to the 1975 district championship.

On Monday, Jan. 12, Colorado Springs-area lawmakers announced the introduction of legislation aimed at helping utilities that ...

Mitchell “Ray” Nixon, age 79, passed away on December 26, 2025 in Fancy Gap, VA. Ray was born on April 10, 1946 in Molly NC to the late Roy Arthur Nixon and Lela Watson Nixon. He grew up in Pilot ...

The first few months of 2026 will help determine whether Colorado Springs Utilities still plans to close the coal-fired Ray Nixon Power Plant by the end of 2029. The Nixon power plant south of ...

For former three-sport prep athlete Payton McNabb of North Carolina, the outside rally rather than the jam-packed courtroom ...

The Trump administration’s EPA has finalized its rejection of closing a coal-fired power plant in Colorado, drawing sharp ...

Lawmakers and officials for Colorado Springs Utilities announced plans Monday to push for a legislative change that would allow the utility’s coal-fire power plant to remain open for a few years ...

The upcoming decision marks the latest example of the Trump administration using its authority to buoy the state’s struggling ...

On Jan. 9, The Environmental Protection Agency determined Colorado cannot order the closure of coal-fired power plants under ...