Federal judge’s order could set precedent for mining less coal due to climate change

Published March 27, 2018 1:55am ET



A judge is forcing the Trump administration to sit down with environmental groups to figure out how to balance climate change concerns with continued mining in the West that supplies 40 percent of the nation’s coal.

U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris in Montana issued a ruling Monday that the Interior Department must evaluate climate change before approving coal mining leases. The analysis could limit the amount of coal allowed to be mined.

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