(Tribune file photo by Brian Maffly) The operators of the Bowie Refined Coal plant in Wellington, pictured here in a May 2019 file photo, sold coal waste to a nearby trucking company for illegal use as a road base. Utah state regulators want to use the company's surety bond to clean up that waste, but were barred from doing so by the Board of Oil, Gas and Mining.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.