With news that a potential sale of the Navajo Generating Station, the largest coal-fired power plant in the American West, has fallen through, it’s now entirely clear this massive and costly facility is going to shut down in 2019, as originally scheduled. That’s great news for our climate, […]
In case you missed the recent news, in spite of the Trump Administration’s attempts to bail out coal companies, the industry continues a steady decline in the Powder River Basin of northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana. In the Powder River Basin of Wyoming, companies are asking the Administration to […]
WildEarth Guardians today delivered a message to Trump’s Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, and the U.S. Office of Surface Mining: Take action to limit toxic air pollution at coal mines or face a lawsuit in federal court. At issue is the creation of poisonous orange clouds when […]
2017 was one of the most fatal years for coal miners; a shocking increase after a record low in coal miner deaths the year prior. There were fatalities across the United States, from Alabama, West Virginia, Montana, Kentucky, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. None of the fatalities were from unexpected […]
In spite of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s hype around renewable energy, the company remains one of the most fossil fuel dependent electric utilities in the western U.S. Worse, the company seems to be one of the most significant impediments to clean energy development in the American West. […]
Check out our latest series of interactive maps highlighting coal mining in the Powder River Basin and the link to climate change and deadly air pollution in the United States. The Powder River Basin of northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana is the largest coal producing region in the […]
While utility company PacifiCorp is hatching plans for more coal mining and more burning in the American West, WildEarth Guardians is stepping up to defend the climate and clean energy and put these plans to rest. If you recall, Portland, OR-based PacifiCorp owns and operates more coal-fired power […]
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