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Groups write US Attorney General asking for investigation of coal shipping terminal deal

Better Utah June 20, 2016

Source: KSL Environmental groups and other organizations sent a letter Monday asking U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and other high-ranking federal officials to investigate a $53 million investment in a proposed coal shipping terminal in Oakland, California. The letter was written on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, Living Rivers and Colorado Riverkeeper, Institute

Groups demand federal probe into Utah role in coal port

Better Utah June 20, 2016

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune Several environmental groups on Monday sent a joint letter to federal authorities asking them to investigate Utah’s plan to sink $53 million of federal mineral royalties — revenue that should be dedicated to local public works projects — into a deepwater terminal in Oakland, Calif., that would ship Utah coal

Groups write U.S. Attorney General asking for investigation of coal shipping terminal deal

Better Utah June 20, 2016

Source: Deseret News Environmental groups and other organizations sent a letter Monday asking U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and other high-ranking federal officials to investigate a $53 million investment in a proposed coal shipping terminal in Oakland, California. The letter was written on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, Living Rivers and Colorado Riverkeeper,

ABU Update – Reviewing the 2016 Utah Legislative Session

Better Utah March 11, 2016

Source: KCPW The final gavel fell on the 2016 Utah State Legislative Session late last night. On today’s Better Utah Legislative Update we feature a recap of what got funded, defunded, passed and shelved on the hill this year – from Medicaid to marijuana, coal exports to water pipelines, education to air quality and beyond.

Lawmakers approve $53M for controversial coal port in California

Better Utah March 11, 2016

Source: KUTV On the last night of the Utah legislative session, lawmakers approved a bill that will fund a $53 million coal facility at a port in Oakland, California. “It’s a sandbagging of the process, a sandbagging of the public,” said David Irvine, a private attorney who is also a board member of Alliance for

The silent menace: Utah’s coal ash problem

Better Utah August 21, 2014

The polluting power of coal has been widely stated: burning coal produces smog, causes acid rain, contributes to climate change and contaminates water supplies. But these common facts overlook the impact of another major harmful coal byproduct: coal ash. By nature, all coal contains a certain amount of radioactive and toxic materials. As coal is

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Groups write US Attorney General asking for investigation of coal shipping terminal deal

Groups demand federal probe into Utah role in coal port

Groups write U.S. Attorney General asking for investigation of coal shipping terminal deal

ABU Update – Reviewing the 2016 Utah Legislative Session

Lawmakers approve $53M for controversial coal port in California

The silent menace: Utah’s coal ash problem

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