Across the nation, coal power has received a lifeline from the Trump administration and state officials.

Colorado Springs resident Jane Ard-Smith told Colorado state lawmakers in April that granting a request by her municipal utility to keep its coal-fired power plant running three years past its planned 2029 retirement date would exacerbate her respiratory health problems. “Folks with breathing-related ailments like me — we looked forward to breathing a little bit easier…

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