The Oregon legislature passed a bill to phase out coal-fired electricity use in the state, the first state in the nation to do so.

Timing Is Everything When It Comes To Your Future Electricity Bill by Inside Energy

PART TWO: “Senseless Exposures”: How Money and Federal Rules Endanger Oilfield Workers by Inside Energy

PART ONE: How A Journalist And A Doctor Helped Solve The Mysterious Death of 9 Oilfield Workers by Inside Energy

It’s lights out for the solar industry in Nevada. That state is hemorrhaging jobs after a decision to raise rates for customers with rooftop solar panels. The move has jarred the solar industry, especially in other southwestern states like Arizona.

Continuing low oil prices have left tens of thousands of oil workers out of a job.

Now, a growing number of them are turning to the courts, saying they weren’t paid fairly when times were good.

An interview by Eric Whitney, News Director of Montana Public Radio, with Al Ekblad, Executive Director of Montana's AFL-CIO, about the future of the coal industry and the workers who depend upon that industry for their livelihoods.

Coal Country Celebrates Clean Power Plan Hold by Inside Energy

PART II: Living On Top Of Forgotten Oil And Gas Wells by Inside Energy

PART I: Living On Top Of Forgotten Oil And Gas Wells by Inside Energy