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Wyoming sues BLM to protect coal leasing in Powder River Basin

CHEYENNE – Gov. Mark Gordon announced Thursday that Wyoming and Montana have filed suit against the Bureau of Land Management’s Buffalo Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) that ends new federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin.

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The states’ petition for review alleges the BLM’s decision to end coal leasing is unjustified and fails to comply with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act

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Montana, Wyoming sue feds to repeal Powder River Basin Coal Leasing Ban • Daily Montanan

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — In an announcement made Thursday by the office of Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, the governor declared that the states of Wyoming and Montana are suing the BLM and its Buffalo Resource Management Plan Amendment. This suit is over the cessation of federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin area.According to the governor, the RMPA is unsupported by federal law. The suit argues that the RMPA does not comply with the Federal Land…

Oil City News

Wyoming and Montana suing BLM over coal leasing ban in Powder River Basin

Gov. Mark Gordon has made good on a threat to sue the BLM over what he calls its “narrow-minded” plan to end coal in the Powder River Basin by 2041. Filed Wednesday, the lawsuit claims the plan is illegal and ignores the state’s concerns.

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Cowboy State Daily | Wyoming Sues BLM Over “Narrow-Minded” Plan To End Coal In Powder River Basin

After a years-long project to renovate underground parking garages at the Capitol, the state this week filed a lawsuit against a contractor and two other firms because of water leaks.

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Wyoming and Montana filed suit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Thursday seeking to overturn the agency’s rule to end federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin — the nation’s most prolific coal-producing region. Coal mines on the Wyoming side of the basin, which also extends into Montana, directly employ about 5,000 workers, according to the state. The federal agency recently issued its final decision regarding a supplemental e…

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Wyoming, Montana sue feds to repeal Powder River Basin coal leasing ban

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A Progress Rail SD70AH and GE Transportation C45ACCTE haul a Union Pacific coal train in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming in October 2020. Bill Stephens   Wyoming and Montana filed a federal lawsuit yesterday that seeks to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to end coal-mining leases in the Powder River Basin, which is the main source of coal hauled by BNSF Railway and Union Pacific. BLM issued its final decision on coal leases la…

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Wyoming and Montana seek to reverse decision that would end Powder River Basin coal leases

WPBN: The state of Wyoming and the state of Montana filed a lawsuit against the United States Bureau of Land Management on Thursday, with the intention of challenging the agency’s regulation that prohibits federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, which is the most productive coal-producing region in the country. According to the state, around 5,000 people are directly employed by coal mines located on the Wyoming side of the basin, which …

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Wyoming and Montana File Lawsuit to Lift Federal Coal Leasing Ban in Powder River Basin - West Palm Beach News

Governor Mark Gordon announced today that Wyoming and Montana have filed suit against the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Buffalo Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) that ends new federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin. The suit argues that the RMPA record of decision is unreasonable, unjustified, and unsupported by federal law. “Instead of working with the states to address their concerns, BLM pushed through their narrow-minded …

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