Judge reinstates Obama-era ban on coal sales from federal landAlmost half the nation’s annual coal production is mined by private companies from leases on federal landLandon Mion | August 13, 2022A federal judge on Friday reinstated a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands that had been implemented during the Obama administration.
The ban was lifted under former President Donald Trump.
Friday's ruling from U.S. District Judge Brian Morris requires government officials to conduct a new environmental review prior to resuming coal sales from federal lands. The judge said the government's previous review of the program during the Trump administration had not adequately considered the climate damage from coal's greenhouse gas emissions, among other effects.
Almost half the nation’s annual coal production is mined by private companies from leases on federal land, mainly in Western states, including Wyoming, Montana and Colorado. . .
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