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Senate Nixes Management Plans for Public Lands, Expanding Access for Fossil Fuels

Lawmakers used the Congressional Review Act to repeal Biden-era plans that had restricted coal, gas and oil leasing. Critics say the move could lead to chaos and “an endless cycle of litigation.”

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Bureau of Land Management to Sell Off Federal Coal Reserve Leases in Wyoming

By Arcelia Martin, Jake Bolster

Trump Move to Increase Coal Mining in the Powder River Basin Will Worsen Climate Change, Experts Warn

By Jake Bolster

How Will Trump’s Effort to Revitalize Coal Play Out in the Nation’s Most Productive Coal Fields?

By Jake Bolster

Federal Grant Complexity Stymies the Energy Transition in Wyoming Coal Country, New Report Finds

By Jake Bolster

Mining the Sun: Some in the Wyoming Epicenter of the Coal Industry Hope to Sustain Its Economy With Renewables

By Jake Bolster

BLM Ends Future Coal Mining on Powder River Basin Federal Lands

By Jake Bolster

Is Sending Wyoming Coal to China Smart Economics?

By Stacy Feldman

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