Beyond the lost revenue, however, BLM's undervaluing of this coal is helping fuel the devastating impacts to public health, the environment, and our climate system that inevitably accompany mining and burning this much coal.
Republicans have suggested using the budget reconciliation process to push legislation through Congress, and one of the requirements of budget reconciliation is that a super-majority is required to approve provisions that
lose revenue for the government
beyond the budget window, which is normally 10 years.