Four AGs Sued Interior Department Over Restart of Coal Leasing

A coalition of four attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Interior Department challenging its decision “to restart federal coal leasing on public land while, at the same time, cutting short an ongoing, and long overdue, environmental review of the program.” The suit “seeks to protect state residents from dangerous pollution that results from coal mining.”

• Documents: ComplaintCA Press Release
• Document Type: Complaints Press Releases/Statements
• States: California New Mexico New York Washington
• Agencies: Bureau of Land Management Department of the Interior
• Issues: Clean Air & Climate Climate Climate Adaptation & Resilience Coal Cross-Cutting & Administrative Effects of Climate Change Environmental Justice Fossil Fuels Mining National Environmental Policy Act Natural Resources Ozone Public Health Public Lands Public Lands & Wildlife Public Lands Leasing Water Water Pollution
• Era: Trump Administration
• Outcome: Pending
• Action Type: Litigation