The smell of burning coal fills the chilly autumn air as night descends on Tweetsie Railroad. As anticipatory organ music is ...

Cheyenne, Wyo. - Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) and the Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA) announced today its funding of three ...

The Point project still has shifting priorities. That concerns us. Silicon Slopes is in place, and it needs transit.’ ...

There’s a secret hiding in Carbon County, Utah that deserves to be whispered about in reverent tones. Helper, a small town tucked against magnificent red rock cliffs, somehow remains one of Utah’s ...

Surrounded by unique landscapes, incredible petroglyphs, and thousands of fossils, this tiny Utah town is a great spot for a ...

The Western Mining and Railroad Museum stands as Helper’s crown jewel for history buffs. Housed in the former Helper Hotel building, this museum isn’t one of those sterile, look-but-don’t-touch ...

Once that critical mineral is dug up, it will leave the Copper State entirely. Despite the six-decade project still not being ...

Richard J. Callahan Jr. In October 2025, Cecil Roberts will officially retire from his role as president of the United Mine Workers of America. A sixth-generation coal miner, he has led the union for ...

(The Conversation) — The retirement of United Mine Workers of America’s longtime president is a reminder that labor and religion have always been entangled in coal country. (The Conversation) — In ...

A trail in Bryce Canyon National Park is pictured in May 2024. (Alixel Cabrera/Utah News Dispatch) An initiative of Congress’ spending package known as the “big, beautiful bill” started becoming a ...

Environmental groups are knocking the Trump administration’s decision to open thousands of acres for coal mining that are a stone’s throw away from beloved public lands like Zion, Bryce Canyon and ...

Richard J. Callahan, Jr. does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...