Obama halts federal coal leasing
The Interior will conduct a years-long review of the financial, environmental and human health impacts of mining and burning federal coal.
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Critics say coal leasing reforms at Interior should go further
The Interior Department needs to do more to ensure taxpayers are getting their due from the leasing of federally owned coal reserves to mining companies, said a new analysis from the left-leaning Center for American Progress.
Public can comment on federal coal lease modification
Public can comment on federal coal lease modification
— March 24, 2014
(Press release) — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) High Plains District Office (HPDO) announces the availability of an environmental assessment (EA) (DOI-BLM-WY-060-EA13-147) analyzing the impacts of a …