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Judge taps brakes on Utah coal mine expansion, orders climate change analysis

Plan for Alton operation in Kane County now will be reviewed under a more eco-friendly Biden administration

Ray Bloxham  |  Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

Utah's Coal Hollow strip mine near Alton is expanding onto federal coal adjacent to its depleted private leases. A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the BLM to conduct further analysis on the federal lease’s potential climate impacts after concluding the Trump administration failed to do an adequate job.

Ray Bloxham | Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Utah's Coal Hollow strip mine near Alton is expanding onto federal coal adjacent to its depleted private leases. A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the BLM to conduct further analysis on the federal lease’s potential climate impacts after concluding the Trump administration failed to do an adequate job.