Obama administration set to announce moratorium on some new federal coal leases

The Washington Post: The Obama administration is preparing to announce sweeping changes in the way federally owned coal is mined and sold in the United States, including a moratorium on some new coal leases and a review of how taxpayers are compensated for coal taken from government lands, according to officials and activists briefed on the plans.

The White House is expected to unveil the new policies on Friday, three days after President Obama promised reforms to federal energy policy in his State of the Union address.

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