Washington Post reports that #America took "one of its biggest steps yet to keep #fossilfuels in the ground," announcing Thursday that it will end new #coal leasing in the #PowderRiverBasin, "which produces nearly half the #coal in the #UnitedStates. Interior’s Bureau of Land Management found that continued coal leasing in the Powder River Basin would harm the #climate and #publichealth.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/the-us-just-took-its-biggest-step-yet-to-end-coal-mining/ar-BB1mw5qf #climate #mining #climatechange