Wheatland, Wyoming, has so far dodged the energy boom, but it may be the future home of the Missouri Basin Power Project, a 1,500 megawatt coal-fired power plant.


Clif Merritt: he leads from behind

Clifton Merritt, the western regional director of the Wilderness Society, is an atypical environmental leader — not flashy or full of fire and brimstone, but good at motivating people positively. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.16/download-entire-issue

Kaiparowits comes before the people

Many people in southern Utah favor construction of the Kaiparowits coal-fired power plant, which would be the largest in the country. But a growing number are starting to have second thoughts, and ranchers in the coal-mining areas are asking for help from environmentalists. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.16/download-entire-issue

Power plant ahead

Wheatland, Wyoming, has so far dodged the energy boom, but it may be the future home of the Missouri Basin Power Project, a 1,500 megawatt coal-fired power plant. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/7.16/download-entire-issue