President Donald Trump wants to tap into “beautiful, clean coal" to help meet the electricity demands of what he bills as a new dawn of manufacturing and technological advancement in the United States. But some utilities say coal is no longer the answer. Stuck in the middle are communities that depend on the jobs and tax revenues. Coal-fired power plants are woven into nearly every aspect of life in the northeastern parts of Arizona. Residents in the southwestern state see Trump’s efforts as an opportunity to save their towns and stay in the energy race for another generation, no matter if coal — or something else — provides the fuel.
The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation has established Three Affiliated Tribes National Park after buying 2,100 acres of a former ranch near its reservation boundaries.Â
The Badlands show autumn colors in Sept. 2023 in the Three Affiliated Tribes National Park on the Fort Berthold Reservation in western North Dakota. (Fawn Fettig via AP)
Large swaths of Oklahoma remain under a National Weather Service flood watch through Sunday, along with parts of Missouri, Arkansas and southern Illinois.
Conservation groups say the spill catalyzed successful restoration work across the Gulf Coast, but are alarmed at the recent halt of a flagship land-creation project in southeast Louisiana.
