Tipton Statement on Colowyo Mine in Moffat County

Press Release

Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued this statement on Colorado U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson's ruling against the Colowyo mine in Moffat County:

"Mines in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District not only provide critical jobs in their communities, they also provide the coal that makes the affordable electricity on which countless Americans rely, especially those on fixed incomes. The future of one such mine, operated by Colowyo in Moffat County, is now in jeopardy after a federal judge sided with a radical environmentalist group notorious for filing lawsuits (at the expense of taxpayers who often end up footing their litigation bill) to restrict access to public lands and block development and energy production - regardless of how responsibly it's done. The Office of Surface Mining (OSM) now has 120 days to address deficiencies in the permitting process (this is a ridiculously short time frame), or the judge will order the mine to close. The OSM is not appealing the decision as it complements the Administration's overall attacks on affordable energy production that have cost hundreds of jobs in the 3rd District alone.

"I want the people of Moffat County to know that they are not alone in this. I am working with stakeholders to identify the next steps and am committed to doing everything within my power to fight for affordable, reliable and responsible energy production."

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