Ray Bloxham | Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Utah's Coal Hollow strip mine near Alton hopes to operations tapping federal coal near its current operations which are running out of coal to mine. On Wednesday the Trump administration lifted a year-old moratorium that delayed Alton Coal Co.'s lease application.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.