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Interior Department Opens Up 13.1 Million Acres of Federal Land for Coal Leasing

The Energy Department will invest $625 million to ‘expand and reinvigorate’ the coal industry.
Interior Department Opens Up 13.1 Million Acres of Federal Land for Coal Leasing
Steam rises from the Miller coal Power Plant in Adamsville, Alabama on April 11, 2021. Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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The Department of the Interior (DOI) is putting up millions of acres of federal lands for coal leasing purposes, in line with President Donald Trump’s push to restore energy dominance in the United States, it said in a Sept. 29 statement.

“The Bureau of Land Management is making up to 13.1 million acres of federal coal available for lease, lowering royalty rates to strengthen competitiveness, and streamlining approvals for projects in Montana, Wyoming, Tennessee and beyond,” the DOI said.

Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.