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Peabody Energy

Sep 21, 2018

Prospective owner, operator of Navajo coal plant end pursuit

Two companies that were negotiating to take over a coal-fired power plant on the Arizona-Utah line ended the effort Thursday, saying the challenges were too great.

The coal-fired Navajo Generating Station in northeast Arizona provides almost 1,000 jobs between the plant and the mine that supplies it, but the plant's operators have said they plan to shut it down after 2019. (Photo by Amber Brown/Courtesy SRP)
Oct 6, 2017

Peabody says potential buyers could keep Navajo Generating Station open

Navajo leaders expressed hope October 2 that the Navajo Generating Station will be able to continue operations past 2019, after Peabody Energy said it had come up with a list of potential investors in the plant.

Sep 29, 2014

Court: Mine can give job preference to Navajo workers on Navajo land

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Peabody Western Coal Co. can give preference to Navajo tribal members when making hiring decisions for mines on the Navajo Nation.

Aug 23, 2011

Navajo Nation erases $22M budget deficit

The Navajo Nation has erased what once was a more than $22 million budget deficit.

Oct 5, 2010

Group sues for records for Ariz. mining operation

A group of environmentalists is suing the federal government for access to records regarding a coal mining operation in northeastern Arizona.

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