(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) This Aug. 7, 2017, file photo shows crews moving coal at the Levan transfer facility along Interstate 15, south of Nephi, where a steady flow of trucks unload it before it is transferred to train cars. The Utah Community Impact Board set aside more than $50 million toward a deep-water port project in Oakland, Calif., that would be a shipping point for Utah coal.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.