Kykotsmovi, Ariz. • Hopi tribal officials are calling on the federal government to explore other options for the Navajo Generating Station near Page.
Two companies that were negotiating to take over a coal-fired power plant on the Arizona-Utah line ended the effort last week, saying the challenges were too great.
That would be a huge blow to the economies of the Navajo and Hopi tribes: The Hopis rely on coal revenue for about 85 percent of their budget and the Navajos 20 percent.
Hopi Vice Chairman Clark Tenakhongva says the U.