US EditionTrump Administration Weighs New Coal Sales From Public Lands in Montana and Wyoming
UNITED STATES, JUL 7 – The Trump administration plans to offer leases for coal mining on over 2,600 square miles of public lands to support a coal industry that produced 512 million tons last year, officials said.
- On Monday, the Interior Department proposed reopening over 2,600 square miles of public lands in Montana and Wyoming for new coal leasing under a Trump administration initiative.
- This proposal overturns a Biden administration rule that had halted new coal mining leases in the Powder River Basin as part of efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change.
- The Bureau of Land Management will accept public comments through August 7 to help determine whether to allow leasing on about 1.7 million acres in the basin.
- U.S. Rep. Troy Downing called the plan 'extraordinarily encouraging' for securing affordable energy and boosting local investment, while coal industry groups expressed strong interest in leasing.
- The move suggests a policy shift to increase domestic coal production despite environmental concerns and lower coal demand due to competition from cleaner energy sources.
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