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The U.S. Department of the Interior announced a significant expansion of coal leasing on federal lands, opening 13.1 million acres, reducing royalty rates, and streamlining project approvals to bolster domestic energy production, job creation, and national security, aligning with the Trump administration's energy strategy.
A federal appeals court has overturned the Obama-era moratorium on new coal leasing on federal land, citing a technicality due to the policy being revoked by President Biden's Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. The decision has been welcomed by mining associations but has raised concerns among environmentalists and tribes, who are urging the Biden administration to intervene and conduct a new federal review of the coal leasing program to protect the climate and natural resources.