A mix of rain and smoke from the nearby Line Fire creates a heavy stew of air pollution this September over San Bernardino, California. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images The more researchers learn ...

In September, a coal mine reopened in Utah’s Coal Country. But the mine’s owner, Wolverine Fuels, can’t find enough people to fill the estimated 350 jobs needed to staff it.

A crowd of about 40 people followed the kids into a small snow-covered park. Everyone gathered around the stage, where Mayor Lenise Peterman read a proclamation from Gov. Spencer Cox declaring Helper ...

“2024 felt like the year where all the pieces finally came together,” said Rachael Hamby, policy director for the Center for Western Priorities, a nonprofit that advocates for clean energy and ...

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The Yakama Nation contends that the project, which threatens ceremonial sites and wildlife habitat, is unlawful.

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