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Biden admin announced will end coal leasing on federal lands in Powder River Basin, which produces nearly half the coal in the US.

The decision by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management affects a vast coal-producing region that covers more than 13 million acres across Montana and Wyoming, and it handed a long-sought victory to climate advocates. For years, they have fought to restore an Obama-era moratorium on coal mining on federal lands #ClimateCrisis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/05/16/coal-leasing-powder-river-basin-climate/