Alton coal mine: Sacrificing long-term interests for short-term gain "It seems that some harebrained scheme related to land or energy development is always floating about in Utah. The latest such questionable proposal is for surface (strip) coal mine located less than ten miles west of Bryce Canyon National Park. Alton...

Robert Redford: Utah doesn’t need Alton Coal Mine “Even within Utah’s renowned redrock splendor, Bryce is unique. Nowhere else has the same combination of pink and orange rock fins that gracefully descend into the canyon, sandstone spires that seem sculpted by a giant’s hand, and soaring ponderosa pines that add...

Conservation groups seek to stop Bryce Canyon-area strip mine "A petition filed with the Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday seeks emergency relief to suspend surface coal mining operations at the Coal Hollow Mine, three miles south of the town of Alton in Kane County. 'The company is moving aggressively to...

Oil shale may be tempting, but not worth sacrificing our water supply "But the temptations are not based on clear thinking. Really, oil shale is just another carbon-based fossil fuel. It would pollute the air, change the climate, tear up scenic landscapes and leave behind all manner of environmental and...