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First Navajo Woman Operator at Black Mesa Railroad

September 6, 2011 By techsuperadmin

Engine 36 blows its horn 77 times along the Black Mesa Lake Powell Railroad. These 78 miles of tracks across the Navajo Nation exist for one purpose: to transport coal from Peabody Energy’s twin coal silos 20 miles southwest of Kayenta to the Navajo Generating Station at LeChee. Thirty years ago, Judy Moffett was the only woman and the only Navajo to become a train operator. After working to become an under-ground miner, with plans to go to either Moab, Utah, or Grants, N.M., she asked … [Read more...] about First Navajo Woman Operator at Black Mesa Railroad

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Black, coal car, coal cars, coal train, coal yard, home, job, navajo generating station, Operator, plant

17 Graduate from NGS Program

August 2, 2011 By techsuperadmin

Seventeen Navajo men and women graduated last week from the most intense entry training program in the energy industry to become regular employees at the Navajo Generating Station. The seven week long Power Plant Fundamentals School, an updated version of the program NGS originated 40 years ago to train its operators, instructs each new employee in every phase of the power plant’s technical operation, procedures and safety. “It’s a tough school and you all should be very proud that you … [Read more...] about 17 Graduate from NGS Program

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: class, navajo generating station, NGS, percent, plant, plant fundamentals, Power, robert talbot, tom hull, tuba city

Future of Navajo Generating Station Uncertain

July 16, 2011 By techsuperadmin

The future of the Navajo Generating Station near Page, AZ. remains uncertain.  The Interior Department has requested the U.S. Environmental Protection agency to put off a decision on pollution controls for the coal fired plant for at least six months. A decision by the EPA was expected this summer which likely would have required additional reductions of nitrogen oxide emissions. An official from the Interior Department says the office needs more time to study the impacts of requiring … [Read more...] about Future of Navajo Generating Station Uncertain

Filed Under: Business Calendar Tagged With: agency, environmental protection agency, Future, generating plant, Interior, navajo generating station, nitrogen oxide emissions, plant, pollution, pollution controls

Navajo Generating Station Hearing Underway

May 25, 2011 By techsuperadmin

At the request of Congressmen Gosar and Trent Franks the Natural Resources Subcommittees Water and Power and Indian and Alaska Native Affairs  held an oversight hearing on “Protecting Long-Term Tribal Energy Jobs and Keeping Arizona Water and Power Costs Affordable: The Current and Future Role of the Navajo Generating Station.” Located near Page, Arizona, the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) is a low-sulfur, coal-fired plant that provides 95% of the power to pump over 500 billion gallons … [Read more...] about Navajo Generating Station Hearing Underway

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: central arizona project, colorado river water, Hopi, indian water rights, navajo generating station, NGS, percent, plant, sustainable water supply, water

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