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Brian Maffly

The future of Utah’s coal industry could hinge on a court on Oakland’s coal ban that upset plans…

Three Utah coal mines are poised to expand into federal coal tracts that promise to keep them humming for another decade, securing hundreds…

Jan 23, 2018

The future of Utah’s coal industry could hinge on a court on Oakland’s coal ban that upset plans…

Jan 23, 2018

Brian Maffly

Utah’s Molen Reef has lots of unknown rock art and little oil and gas.

As he scanned the horizon in a shallow basin under central Utah’s Molen Reef, Jonathan Bailey’s eye fell on red markings he had never…

Jan 18, 2018

Utah’s Molen Reef has lots of unknown rock art and little oil and gas.

Jan 18, 2018

Brian Maffly

Judge to weigh Oakland’s ban on coal handling; ruling could re-open pathway for Utah coal to Asia

Between Utah’s rich coal beds and potential markets overseas lie 850 miles of rail track and 5,000 miles of ocean that converge in the…

Jan 9, 2018

Jan 9, 2018

Brian Maffly

Will paying more to see national parks like Utah’s Zion and Arches help fix the backlog of…

Utah lawmakers proposed $70 entrance fee as ‘extortion,’ but Park Service says the pricing is reasonable compared with other destinations.

Oct 30, 2017

Will paying more to see national parks like Utah’s Zion and Arches help fix the backlog of…

Oct 30, 2017

Brian Maffly

Is the Antiquities Act broken? Utah congressman thinks so

Rep. Rob Bishop joked with reporters last year that he hoped President Barack Obama would designate Bears Ears National Monument so he…

Oct 24, 2017

Is the Antiquities Act broken? Utah congressman thinks so

Oct 24, 2017

Brian Maffly

Utah wildlife officials want to put mountain goats where they haven’t been since the ice age —…

Non-native mountain goats could damage fragile alpine plant ecosystems; some hotly dispute that state authority on wildlife transplants…

Oct 14, 2017

Utah wildlife officials want to put mountain goats where they haven’t been since the ice age —…

Oct 14, 2017

Brian Maffly

Will ‘Negro’ name stick to Utah canyon?

Federal geographic names board considers renaming Utah’s Negro Bill Canyon, replacing it with the freed-slave-turned-pioneer’s surname…

Oct 10, 2017

Will ‘Negro’ name stick to Utah canyon?

Oct 10, 2017

Brian Maffly

Is scofflaw energy operator trashing a Utah wildlife area?

After years of second chances for Gordon Creek Energy, state officials seek to plug idled wells, shut down producing ones if company fails…

Sep 27, 2017

Is scofflaw energy operator trashing a Utah wildlife area?

Sep 27, 2017

Brian Maffly

Firm wants to burn methane leaking from Utah coal mine — creating credits to sell to…

By burning the greenhouse gas escaping from the retired West Ridge mine, a Colorado firm plans to help California companies that need to…

Sep 19, 2017

Firm wants to burn methane leaking from Utah coal mine — creating credits to sell to…

Sep 19, 2017

Brian Maffly

Utah quietly asks Interior for a 90 percent reduction to Bears Ears monument

If maps Utah has submitted to the Interior Department are a guide, Bears Ears National Monument will be drastically cut in size.

Sep 19, 2017

Utah quietly asks Interior for a 90 percent reduction to Bears Ears monument

Sep 19, 2017

Brian Maffly

Brian Maffly

Brian Maffly is a science writer for the University of Utah. Until 2023, he worked for the Salt Lake Tribune covering public lands and the environment

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