Nate Blouin and Sara Baldwin: Switch to clean energy and bring $15 billion to Utah’s coal communities

Companies must act now to win this benefit.

(Brandon Thibodeaux | The New York Times) A coal-fired power plant in Huntingtown, Utah, on Feb. 7, 2019.

(Brandon Thibodeaux | The New York Times) A coal-fired power plant in Huntingtown, Utah, on Feb. 7, 2019.

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