Biden ending new leases in America's top coal region
Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region.
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Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it will end federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, the largest coal-producing region in the United States.
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Taken as a whole, the regional proposals, would put an end to federal coal leases in the Powder River Basin, the largest coal producing area in the United States. Powder River Basin mines produced 258 million tons of coal in 2022
Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region.