The Trump administration approved an expansion to the nation’s third-biggest coal mine, opening up 14.5 million more tons of federally-owned coal across about 850 acres, the Interior Department said Friday.
The decision extends the life of the Antelope Mine, operated by Navajo Transitional Energy Company, through 2037. The mine, located in northeastern Wyoming, ships coal to power plants across the country.
It’s the second time in the same week the Trump administration has greenlit a major coal mine expansion in the Powder River Basin. On Aug. 5, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement approved a 33.75-million ton expansion ...
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