Sentences with phrase «coal leasing decisions»
«For years, BLM has been telling the public that its individual coal leasing decisions — even those approving hundreds of millions of tons of coal — have no impact on our climate.
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Judge Jackson's ruling exposes the bogus economic assumptions underlying nearly all of BLM's coal leasing decisions, and it will help hold BLM accountable for the climate impacts of other decisions on coal and fossil fuel extraction.
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The first was filed in July 2010 over the decision to offer the West Antelope II coal leases for sale.
The lawsuit, filed by WildEarth Guardians, the Sierra Club, and Defenders of Wildlife, targets decisions by the Bureau of Land Management, an agency of the U.S. Interior Department, to auction off the Belle Ayr North and Caballo West coal lease tracts, which together include almost 352 million tons of coal.
While the recent moratorium on new coal leases on federal land will not directly impact the Colorado Roadless Rule decision, advocates are hopeful it signals that the Obama Administration will use this opportunity to take another stand against coal and climate pollution.
This most recent stance against coal comes on the heels of President Obama's decision last week to freeze all new coal mining leases on federal land until the climate risks are incorporated into any leasing decision.
The Bureau of Land Management has leased to the coal industry 400 million tons of coal on federal land in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, and the administration has defended the decision against a court challenge by environmental groups.