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THIS UTAH COAL PLANT COULD BE THE FIRST TO CONVERT TO HYDROGEN ENERGY

Coal production in the United States peaked in 2008. Since then, we have increasingly moved away from the dirty burning energy source, which has greatly reduced the country’s carbon footprint and significantly improved our air quality. Ditching coal is the right decision for the planet, for our budget, and for our health.

But in abandoning coal, we’re also abandoning the infrastructure that used to power the country, leaving behind the skeleton of the nation’s previous electric grid. More than 300 coal plants have shut down since 2010, with dozens more scheduled for retirement in the next decade. Getting rid of coal is essential to a clean energy future, but it’s not without its costs — ongoing methane emissions from insufficient clean-up of abandoned sites, hundreds of lost jobs, and economic busts for nearby communities.