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‘Monumental Decision’: Biden Admin Proposes Ending Coal Leasing in Nation’s Most Productive Mining Area

Peyton Olson| May 17, 2024| News

By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch

Decker Coal Mine, Montana

Decker Coal Mine, Montana

The United States Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has proposed the ending of new coal leases on federal land in Montana and Wyoming’s Powder River Basin (PRB) — the nation’s most productive area for the highly polluting fossil fuel.

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