DELTA, Utah (AP) — The coal plant is closing. In this small Utah town surrounded by cattle, alfalfa fields and brush-lined desert roads, hundreds of workers will be laid off over the next few years – victims of environmental regulations and competition from less energy sources. dear.
Yet, opposite the coal heaps and the furnace, beneath dusty fields, another transformation is underway that could play a pivotal role in providing clean energy and replacing some of those jobs.
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