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Coal-fired power generation jumped 13% in the U.S. last year, according to a recent report from the federal Energy Information Administration. That helped push carbon emissions from the power sector up about 4% — the first rise after years of declining emissions.

The Trump administration created a new report showing how much coal lies under public acres. It’s part of its initiative to reinvigorate the industry.

For the first time on record, solar power generated more electricity than coal in the United States during a full calendar month — a milestone that underscores how quickly the nation's power system is changing.

Pressure to defund renewable energy projects is coming from the Trump administration and from grassroots groups.

Coal mines in New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming could go to revived coal plants and be exported through a new port in California.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to roll back federal coal ash cleanup rules, raising concerns about groundwater contamination at dozens of coal plants and waste dumps across the Mountain West.

Topics included how to transition off of coal and how to respond to the AI data center boom.

New funding is aimed at helping fossil fuel-dependent communities in the Mountain West navigate a changing energy economy, with one project focused on the Four Corners region.

The oil and gas sector isn’t cheering on the abrupt surge in prices. Coal is having a shining moment. Trona is still struggling. WPR checked in with a handful of Wyoming industries about a month into the conflict.

The Trump administration is returning to 2012 emission rules, which it says have cut mercury pollution by 90%. Environmentalists say that’s not enough.