‘Big Win’ for Climate and Public Lands as U.S. Judge Reinstates Coal Lease Ban

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By Common DreamsAug 15, 2022, 5:06 pm158 pts
By Brett Wilkins Climate and Indigenous activists on Friday applauded the reinstatement of an Obama-era moratorium prohibiting new coal leases on all public lands until after the completion of a thorough environmental review. Brian Morris, chief judge of the U.S. District Court in Montana, issued…

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