The Trump administration is seeking to boost coal production in the United States with a series of moves it says stand in stark contrast with the record of the Biden administration. Earlier this week, the Trump administration approved a permit to increase coal mining by green-lighting Montana’s Rosebud Mine, which the Department of the Interior says "enables the recovery of approximately 33.75 million tons of federal coal and extends the mine’s operation through 2039."The move represents the fourth time in Trump’s second term that a coal mining permit has been granted or extended, including th...
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