(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) This Tribune file photo from 2017 shows crews moving coal at the Levan transfer facility along Interstate 15, south of Nephi, where a steady flow of trucks unload it before it is transferred to train cars bound for export terminals in California. Utah has joined industry lawsuits seeking to invalidate a coal ban enacted by the city of Richmond, a key port city where Utah coal is shipped to Japan.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.