Ten young Utahns argue that the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining is violating their right to “life, health, and safety.” (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt...
Almost exactly 10 years ago, a remarkable thing happened in a conference hall on the outskirts of Paris: After years of bitter negotiations, the leaders of...
President Trump signed a flurry of executive orders Tuesday aimed at expanding the mining and burning of coal in the United States, in an effort to...
The nation’s most polluting coal-burning power plant has asked President Trump to exempt it from stricter limits on hazardous air pollution after the administration recently invited...
A POTENTIAL FEE ON COAL IN MARYLAND IS DRAWING OPPOSITION FROM WEST VIRGINIA- ONE OF THE NATION’S LARGEST EXPORTERS OF THIS ENERGY SOURCE. MARYLAND LAWMAKERS...
The calendar’s pages turned quickly in January as Donald Trump‘s second inauguration loomed, bringing with it a presidency that would see the federal government’s willingness to...
After declaring a national energy emergency on his first day in office, President Trump said Thursday that coal could be a fuel source for new electric...
Several years ago, Jade Powell uttered the word “transition” to a county commissioner at a local government meeting in the heart of Utah’s coalfields. The commissioner...
Gov. John Carney marches in Wilmington Jaycees Christmas Parade John Carney walked the streets of the city that elected him to be Mayor at the Wilmington...
This story is part of a series on the future of Utah’s Coal Country. Read the first story about labor in the coal mines. On the...