拜登政府提议暂停在粉河盆地颁发新的联邦煤炭租赁协议。 Biden administration proposes to halt new federal coal leases in Powder River Basin.
拜登政府正在着手终止对怀俄明州和蒙大拿州煤炭资源丰富的粉河盆地未来的租赁，该地区煤炭产量约占美国煤炭产量的 43%。 The Biden administration is moving to end future leasing in the Powder River Basin, a coal-rich area in Wyoming and Montana, which accounts for about 43% of US coal production. 土地管理局的提议将暂停新的联邦煤炭租赁，可能影响数百万英亩的联邦土地。 The Bureau of Land Management's proposal would halt new federal coal leases, potentially impacting millions of acres of federal lands. 该决定是拜登政府限制煤炭使用产生的气候变化温室气体排放的努力的一部分。 The decision is part of the Biden administration's efforts to limit climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions from coal use.