(Photo courtesy of Utah Geological Survey) Shown here is the Skyline mine on the Emery/Carbon county border. Decline in Utah's coal industry is a main reason that Emery County was the only county in Utah that suffered a significant decline in median household income in the last decade.
Lee has worked at The Tribune since 2011. He previously was a reporter for 28 years at the Deseret News, including 18 years as its Washington, D.C., correspondent. He covers politics, transportation and demographics.