The bureau selected a “no future coal leasing alternative” through which existing mines can develop already-leased reserves but cannot expand publicly owned coal reserves. The Powder River Basin ...

and the potential expansion of coal mining and combustion within the Powder River Basin would contribute significantly to the climate crisis, which will impact not only the communities in the Powder ...

The plans, one in its Buffalo, Wyoming office, the other in its Miles City, Montana offices, directed the BLM to stop issuing new coal mining leases in the Powder River Basin, a mineral-rich ...