"BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration said Wednesday a resumption of coal sales from public lands that had been blocked under former President Barack Obama will result in a negligible increase in greenhouse gas emissions.

Critics accused the administration of producing a flawed analysis of the federal coal program that ignores its broader impacts.

A federal judge last year had faulted the administration for failing to consider potential damage to the environment when former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in 2017 lifted a moratorium on coal sales imposed by his predecessor."

Matthew Brown reports for the Associated Press February 27, 2020. [2]

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"Trump Administration Resuming Coal Leasing On Public Lands" (The Hill) [3]