Coal Power

The Navajo Generating Station shut down in November 2019. The West's largest coal-fired power plant provided $12 million in yearly royalties to the Hopi Tribe.

Hopi Look To Tourism, Ranching For Income After Coal Power Plant Closure

Laurel Morales

The coal power plant that provided about 80% of the Hopi Nation's budget closed last month. Tribal leaders are now trying to figure out how to replace the revenue, which was their economic lifeline.

The Colstrip coal-fired power plant in Montana has a complex of coal-ash ponds that covers more than 800 acres.

EPA To Weaken Rules Governing Coal Ash

Maggie Mullen

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to roll back Obama-era rules governing how coal-fired power plants store and release toxic waste.

The coal plant in Shamokin Dam, Pa., is a local landmark that delivered electricity to this region for more than six decades. It closed in 2014, and the state hopes to lure new businesses to the site.

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Finding New Opportunity For Old Coal-Fired Power Plant Sites

Jeff Brady

Coal-fired power plants keep closing, and communities around the country must decide what to do with those sites. Pennsylvania has a plan, aiming to create new jobs where old ones have been lost.

Solar panels soak up rays on the Colorado State University campus.

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Coal's Slide To Continue In U.S. As Renewables Fill The Gap

Associated Press

U.S. energy officials say demand for coal to generate electricity will continue to weaken in coming months despite efforts by the Trump administration to鈥�

Jason Salfi, left, and Dr. David Erickson, right, of Dimensional Energy, are finalists in the Carbon XPrize. They stand in front of the Dry Fork Station coal-fired power plant in Gillette, Wyo., where the competition is located.

In Wyoming, A Contest To Capture Carbon And Save Coal

Cooper McKim

The state of Wyoming, the country's largest coal producer, is the site of the Carbon XPrize in which entrepreneurs compete to capture carbon and turn it into commercial products.

Environment

Public Data Shows Elevated Levels Of Pollutants In Coal Ash Dumps

Rae Ellen Bichell

A report out Monday from environmental groups looked at groundwater contamination from coal-fired power plants. Three of the worst sites are located in鈥�

A natural gas drilling rig on the Pinedale Anticline, just west of Wyoming's Wind River Range.

Coal Is Down, But Emissions Are Up

Ali Budner

A new study shows US greenhouse gas emissions are going up. The natural gas boom is partially to blame. It鈥檚 a big industry in our region.

Major Mountain West Coal Producer Files For Bankruptcy

Nate Hegyi

A major U.S. coal producer filed for bankruptcy Tuesday morning. Westmoreland Coal Company operates five mines in Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico. They...