Speeding the Transition From Coal in the Southwest

Apr 22, 2016 | Climate & Energy

Speeding the Transition From Coal in the Southwest Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel on earth. The life cycle of coal – from mining to combustion to disposal of coal waste – creates significant land, water, and air pollution, which in turn cause...

Keeping 11 Billion Tons of Powder River Basin Coal in the Ground

Feb 12, 2016 | Climate & Energy

VICTORY! Keeping 11 Billion Tons of Powder River Basin Coal in the Ground As we hurdle toward the point of no return on climate, the federal Bureau of Land Management attempted to make available billions of tons of fossil fuels on our public lands. The BLM’s 2015...

Stopping the Bull Mountain Mine Expansion

Apr 23, 2014 | Climate & Energy

Stopping the Bull Mountain Mine Expansion In the foothills of central Montana near Roundup, we kept 170 million tons of coal in the ground in 2017. We defeated the Bull Mountains/Signal Peak Mine expansion, arguing that the agency’s analysis of impacts to water...

Protecting Washington’s waters from toxic coal train pollution

Jul 26, 2013 | Wildlands

Protecting Washington’s waters from toxic coal train pollution It sounds impossible, but coal trains still operate in modern times without tops, spilling an average of 500 pounds of coal per rail car per train trip. With 120 or more cars per train, that adds up to 30...

Navajo Coal Mine Expansion Challenge

Aug 10, 2012 | Climate & Energy

Navajo Coal Mine Expansion Challenge Coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel on earth. The life-cycle of coal – from mining to combustion to disposal of coal waste – creates significant land, water, and air pollution, which in turn cause environmental degradation...