EcoWatch: Today, Sec. of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that the Obama administration will be compiling a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on coal leasing on public lands and putting an immediate suspension on all future and modified coal leases.
Sec. Jewells announcement today follows President Obamas statement in the State of the Union that he would push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources, so that they better reflect the costs they impose on taxpayers and our planet....