A federal judge on Friday reinstated a moratorium on coal leasing on federal lands after finding flaws with the Trump administration's environmental analysis.
A haul truck with a 250-ton capacity carries coal after being loaded from a nearby mechanized shovel at the Spring Creek strip mine near Decker, Mont., on Nov. 15, 2016. A federal judge on Friday ordered the Interior Department to pause the issuing of new coal leases, handing a victory to climate advocates who for years have fought to restore an Obama-era moratorium on coal mining on federal land.
Morris’s order reinstates a 2016 freeze on new federal coal lease sales, which President Donald Trump lifted two months after taking office. The move was part of Trump’s effort to fulfill hisFriday’s order leaves it to the Biden administration to decide whether to issue a new environmental analysis, which would be required to resume the issuing of leases. An Interior spokesperson said the department is reviewing the decision.
Climate advocates have argued that banning coal mining on federal land is an important step to slow down climate change.Burning coal releases more carbon dioxide than other forms of electricity generation. And though renewable energy and natural gas have begun to replace coal use across the country, it still has a significant foothold in America’s power sector. Last year, a 17 percent surge in coal-fired electricity helped drive an overall increase of 6.
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