(Al Hartmann | Tribune File Photo) Rio Tinto's general manager of construction Michael Piercey stands in the foreground of a former rail dump that was rehabilitated in the 1990s on June 22, 2015. The native vegetation has taken hold at the bottom of the tailings mountain. Utah's exports of nonferrous metals, like copper, make it one of the biggest exporters of that commodity in the United States.
Lee has worked at The Tribune since 2011. He previously was a reporter for 28 years at the Deseret News, including 18 years as its Washington, D.C., correspondent. He covers politics, transportation and demographics.