What Does The Leasing Moratorium Mean For Coal Country?

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A coal shovel loads up a haul truck at the Eagle Butte coal mine near Gillette, Wyoming.

A coal shovel loads up a haul truck at the Eagle Butte coal mine near Gillette, Wyoming.

Stephanie Joyce / Inside Energy

A coal shovel loads up a haul truck at the Eagle Butte coal mine near Gillette, Wyoming.

Inside Energy contributor Stephanie Joyce speaks with NPR Morning Edition host Renee Montagne about what the new moratorium on federal coal leasing means for states like Wyoming.