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U.S. Announces Moratorium On New Coal Leases On Federal Lands
2016-01-16 15:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bonham Journal: While environmentalists cheered, state government and central Utah county leaders expressed dismay about the Obama administration's decision to halt new coal leases on federal lands. There's enough coal in reserve under existing leases to continue production at its current rate for another 20 years, she said. "The coal industry is shrinking, and it will continue to shrink for the foreseeable future". "It is abundantly clear that times are different than they were 30 years ago, and the time...
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Obama Halts Coal Leases on U.S. Public Lands
2016-01-15 20:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: No new coal leases will be issued on public lands while the Obama Administration conducts a comprehensive review of the federal coal program to identify and evaluate potential reforms, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced today. Taxpayer-owned federal lands supply roughly 40 percent of all U.S. coal production, and mining under existing leases will continue during the review. "Even as our nation transitions to cleaner energy sources, building on smart policies and progress already underway,...
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Obama Builds on His Climate Legacy by Making Historic Change to Coal Leasing Public Lands
2016-01-15 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Today, Sec. of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the Obama administration will be compiling a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on coal leasing on public lands and putting an immediate suspension on all future and modified coal leases. Sec. Jewells announcement today follows President Obamas statement in the State of the Union that he would push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet....
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Another Nail in the Coffin: Obama Set to Overhaul Coal Leasing on Public Lands
2016-01-15 14:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Obama administration announced today new rules for how the federal government manages and leases coal reserves on public lands. The move adds significant momentum to the growing campaign by climate activists to stop new fossil fuel extraction on public lands and calls to keep it in the ground. White House set to issue major new rule on coal mining on public lands: https://t.co/K16t8HHD11 pic.twitter.com/DmgzvDeD2h -- Wilderness Society (@Wilderness) January 15, 2016 The only safe...
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New Review to Provide Insight Applying Manure on Tile Drained Lands
2016-01-13 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A planned literature review will provide farmers insight on the most effective strategies for applying livestock manure on tile drained agricultural lands, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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