Natural Resource Dependency and Wellbeing projects focus on understanding the role of community wellbeing in consent-based energy infrastructure projects as Utah’s coal country wrestles with the transition away from the local coal industry. Using interviews and participatory and traditional focus groups, we will examine energy workforce families’ and residents' experiences of changes to community wellbeing as coal production declines in southeastern Utah.
Program Information
Community Partners
- Southeast Utah Health Department
- South Eastern Regional Development Agency
- USU Extension HEART Initiative
- Utah Wellbeing Project
Extension Program Leadership
USU Program Leadership
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