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Bureau of Land Management to Sell Off Federal Coal Reserve Leases in Wyoming

Inside Climate News · By Arcelia Martin, Jake Bolster · last updated
The Trump administration has offered coal reserves in Wyoming in its latest move to reinvigorate the country’s coal industry. One environmental lawyer says it’s “ludicrous” to be selling leases for the most expensive and dirtiest form of energy.

By Arcelia Martin, Jake Bolster

The Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday that it will offer up more than 3,500 acres of federal coal reserves to be sold and mined in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. The auction, set to take place in October, is the latest in a string of sale announcements as the federal government begins to accept new bids to mine coal on public land. 

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