Western Environmental Law Center: Biden Administration to End Coal Leasing in Powder River Basin
May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024
EUGENE, Oregon, May 17 (TNSres) -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on May 16, 2024:
The Biden administration announced today (https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-proposes-amendment-buffalo-field-office-management-plan) that it will end coal leasing in the Powder River Basin - the largest coal-producing region in the U.S. The decision represents an historic shift in federal management of coal in the region, recognizing that the market has shif . . .
The Biden administration announced today (https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-proposes-amendment-buffalo-field-office-management-plan) that it will end coal leasing in the Powder River Basin - the largest coal-producing region in the U.S. The decision represents an historic shift in federal management of coal in the region, recognizing that the market has shif . . .