Biden Administration Defends Trump-Era Decision That Fails to Account for the Costs of Pollution From Leasing Publicly Owned Coal
January 11, 2022
January 11, 2022
GREAT FALLS, Montana, Jan. 11 (TNSPol) -- Earthjustice issued the following joint agency statement with seven organizations:
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In a filing late Friday, the Biden administration's U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) defended two Trump-era resource management plans (RMPs) that failed to comply with a court order to account for impacts from burning publicly-owned coal, including on public health, and to consider alternatives that limit coal leasing in the Powder . . .
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In a filing late Friday, the Biden administration's U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) defended two Trump-era resource management plans (RMPs) that failed to comply with a court order to account for impacts from burning publicly-owned coal, including on public health, and to consider alternatives that limit coal leasing in the Powder . . .