Biden Administration to End Coal Leasing in Powder River Basin
Center for Biological Diversity: Decision Will Keep Nearly 6 Billion Tons of Highly Polluting Coal in Ground
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Center for Biological Diversity: Decision Will Keep Nearly 6 Billion Tons of Highly Polluting Coal in Ground
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday announced it was ending coal leases in the Powder River Basin, the nation's largest coal-producing region, drawing condemnation from the mining sector and praise from environmentalists.
The Biden administration on Thursday strengthened protections of the Endangered Species Act, repealing Trump-era rules that had stripped safeguards for plants and animals that are threatened by human development and the climate crisis.
The Biden administration on Thursday strengthened protections of the Endangered Species Act, repealing Trump-era rules that had stripped safeguards for plants and animals that are threatened by human development and the climate crisis.
We had some classic end-of-session hijinks after all.