BLM Moves Forward with Major Coal Project in Powder River Basin

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The Bureau of Land Management is advancing a key coal project in the Powder River Basin that has the potential to unlock access to more than 440 million tons of federal coal. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

A final environmental impact statement for the proposed West Antelope III coal lease-by-application project has been released by the Bureau of Land Management. According to the BLM, the lease area covers about 3,500 acres next to the existing Antelope Mine in Campbell and Converse counties. The project allows Navajo Transitional Energy Company to expand its operations and continue supplying low-cost, reliable energy from federal lands. The agency will hold a public hearing on the project’s fair market value and maximum economic recovery on Wednesday, September 3 from 6 to 8 pm at the Town Hall in Wright.

The action aligns with President Donald Trump’s Unleashing American Energy Executive Order which establishes that it is the policy of the United States to encourage energy production and exploration on Federal lands and waters.

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