Xcel can't quit coal plant, Cargill lockout drags on, relocating cremains, Juneteenth celebrations

Rising demand and troubles with other power plants have Xcel asking regulators to keep the Comanche II plant open in Pueblo longer, and to approve other fossil fuel projects, all of which could end up on customers' bills. Then, it's been more than a month since Cargill locked workers out of its plant in Fort Morgan, and the picketers are losing patience. And, when a congregation in Denver sold its church building, it ran into an unusual dilemma: what to do with the cremains in its columbarium. Plus, Juneteenth celebrations around the state this weekend. Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: Denver Zoo and Conservation Alliance birth announcement for its as-yet unnamed baby orangutan. CPR’s Ishan Thakore on Xcel Energy asking Colorado regulators to extend an aging coal plant. Denverite’s Kiara DeMare on what’s happening with the cremains from St. Paul Lutheran Church. Denverite’s Kyle Harris on Juneteenth in Denver.Plus Juneteenth events in Colorado Springs and Grand Junction. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Hazel Feldstein, Arlo Pérez Esquivel, Stephanie Wolf, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.