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Mule Deer

Coal Mines Threaten Mule Deer

,  |  Jul 29, 2014

UPDATE on 7/30:  BLM accepted a bid for $0.36/ton for the Spruce Stomp coal mine. Its worth noting that the coal company, Bowie Resources, can plan to turn around and sell … Read more

The Carbon Impact of Coal Exports

 |  Apr 9, 2014

This week, NWF released an issue brief entitled “Accounting for Carbon Pollution from Coal Mining on Federal Lands” which looks at the overall carbon impact of the coal being leased … Read more

Coal Train

The Great Coal Giveaway: BLM Coal Leasing Program Fundamentally Broken

 |  Feb 4, 2014

Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, released a long awaited report that confirmed what we already knew: the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) coal leasing program … Read more

The Need to Get It Right on Climate Change

 |  Jan 29, 2014

Call me an optimist.  Despite dire warnings about the future of our winters (or lack thereof), I have spent the last couple years teaching my young children to ski—a joy … Read more