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7 things you need to know about Navajo Generating Station’s 2019 closure
The West’s coal giant is going down.
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Making sense of President Trump’s energy plan
Experts say his plan to bring back coal and increase oil and gas defies reason.
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HCN gets coal in its stocking — sort of
The magazine throws its annual holiday party and pays a visit to the local coal mine.
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Obama’s lasting legacies in the West
Under the 44th president, the West re-examined its relationship to energy and the climate.
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Through the years: Here’s what to read on Obama’s presidency
High Country News stories show how Obama wrangled the West.
Posted inDecember 12, 2016: How the Park Service is Failing Women
Can Trump undo Obama’s policies?
What the President-elect can — and can’t — do when it comes to water, coal and climate change.
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Latest: Roadless rule loophole for Colorado coal mine
Enviromental groups had sued over the mine’s carbon impacts.
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Plans falter for West Coast coal terminals
Coal companies look to Asia, but face port challenges.
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Obama’s rush to the end
Keeping track of rulemaking, policy decisions and other last actions before the Trump administration’s inauguration.
Posted inNovember 28, 2016: A Weird and Perfect Wilderness
Trump’s promises are empty when it comes to energy
Will laid-off energy workers get their jobs back? No. Regulations have nothing to do with this bust.
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For fossil fuel-reliant towns, a solar alternative grows
A rural solar movement is growing, which focuses on local resilience.
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Defying trends, Wyoming eyes a new coal mine
Why a small operation is forging forward despite broader industry contraction.
Posted inOctober 3, 2016: Purple Rain
Lies and damn lies: What to believe on the campaign trail
HCN sorts truth from fiction on the campaign trail.
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Where the Clean Power Plan will have the most impact
The federal rule would intensify an existing trend toward clean energy.
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What the Clean Power Plan means for you
The U.S. Court of Appeals will hear arguments on the federal carbon plan in the coming weeks.
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California nixes funding for coal export terminals
Governor’s bill blocks transport to markets in Asia.
Posted inSeptember 5, 2016: When the Doctor is Out
Latest: Feds warn states against letting mining companies self-bond
Three major coal companies have filed for bankruptcy this year.
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Report: Coal jobs will decline with or without federal regulations
A new study from the Energy Information Administration finds the Clean Power Plan speeds coal’s decline.
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How Utah coal interests helped push a secret plan to export coal from California
Companies and investors are trying to survive a collapsing U.S. coal market.