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An Estonian oil company, Enefit, initially bought the water right to build a commercial oil shale mine and processing plant in the Uinta Basin near Vernal.

The state is taking an “any of the above” approach to energy development, meaning all different types of resources are on the table.

Editor’s note: During impeachment inquiry hearings, KUER is offering news roundups from around the state and audio of those stories as a resource for our…

Editor’s Note: The Trump administration is taking another step to scrap the Clean Power Plan, a signature climate-change initiative of the previous White…

A new agreement between Rio Tinto Kennecott and Rocky Mountain Power means three coal-burning units in the Salt Lake Valley will close a year earlier than…

Environmental groups announced a federal lawsuit this week over coal-ash at Rocky Mountain Power’s Huntington power plant in Emery County.The groups say…

Federal regulators are weighing a decision on Utah’s plan for cleaning up haze around the national parks.The Environmental Protection Agency is asking for…

The energy industry has been in Utah’s capital city this week to talk about trends, and one word kept popping up everywhere: clean.Jack Gerard of the…

Utah's energy community met Wednesday at Gov. Gary Herbert’s 3rd annual Energy Development Summit to talk about the state's all-of-the-above approach to…

The Obama administration promised last year to crack down on the pollution blamed for climate change, and now the Environmental Protection Agency is…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new rules that would require new coal-fired power plants to capture carbon dioxide rather than…

Environmentalists are applauding President Obama’s proposals to limit greenhouse gas emissions by executive action. But Rocky Mountain Power says one…