The administration quietly released two proposedplans on Thursday that would prevent companies from applying for new coal mining rights on federally owned lands in the basin, which is located in Montana and Wyoming, a major U.S. coal hub.
Companies would still be allowed to extract coal under existing leases, and existing coal mining would be expected to continue through 2060.
The Powder River Basin represents 43 percent of the nation’s total coal production.
The administration projects that the move will prevent a significant quantity of planet-warming emissions — though critics warned about implications for energy and the economy.
“This will kill jobs and could cost Wyoming hundreds of millions of dollars used to pay for public schools, roads, and other essential services in our communities,” said Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) in a written statement.
Welcome to The Hill’s Energy & Environment newsletter, we’re Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains.
The Biden administration is ending a key exemption that allowed solar panel imports to evade tariffs. The administration is announcing on Thursday that it’s ending an exemption to import tariffs for solar panels that are double-sided, noting that since the exception was implemented, nearly all solar panel imports have been two sided.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation Wednesday removing the requirement for the state to consider climate change in crafting energy policy and excises nearly all references to climate change in Florida law.
Toxic “forever chemicals” are entering the Great Lakes through both precipitation and the air — reaching cities of all sizes along the U.S. and Canadian shores, a new study has found.
At least nine Republican lawmakers traveled to New York to appear in court alongside former President Trump on Thursday, the latest in a string of GOP lawmakers to attend the hush money trial. Read more
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