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Supporters Of Navajo Generating Station March On Arizona Capitol

A coalition of groups is marching to Arizona’s state Capitol Tuesday to support extending the life of a coal-fired power plant near the Arizona-Utah border.

The Navajo Generating Station in Page is set to close at the end of 2019 unless a new owner can be found. It's considered a long-shot, but the company that owns the supply mine is trying.

The power plant is a major revenue source for the Navajo and Hopi tribes. The electricity generated there also powers a series of canals that deliver water to metropolitan Phoenix and Tucson.

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The groups say that would devastate Navajo and Hopi families in areas of high unemployment.