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Conservationists sue over federal coal program

2014-11-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Conservation groups sued the government Tuesday to force officials to undertake their first broad review of the federal coal-leasing program in decades and consider how burning the fuel contributes to climate change. The lawsuit from Friends of the Earth and the Western Organization of Resource Councils is being paid for by the philanthropic foundation of Microsoft founder Paul Allen. It was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. The plaintiffs in the case said there hasn't been a...

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