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Coal seams in Campbell, Sheridan and Johnson counties continue to spark wildfires. Officials say they are still waiting to hear back from FEMA about funding to address them.

The University of Wyoming grew hefty, 9-inch-long carrots when it added coal char to the soil. Researchers say this could be another market for the declining coal industry.

If successful, the research may aid in the Trump administration’s aim to increase domestic energy production through biochemical processing of rare earth elements in coal and coal waste.

New federal data shows a wide gap in the amount of carbon pollution produced by electricity generation across the West, reflecting stark differences in how states produce their power.

The federal agency's action — published Tuesday — contends that its decision is intended to "encourage energy production" in the midst of Trump's self-declared national energy emergency.

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.