Wyoming Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis released the following statements after attending a joint Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy event on unleashing America’s coal production.

At the event, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced the opening of 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal leasing, tripling the benchmarks set by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the administration would be reworking the Biden-era regional haze rules that threatened to force coal plants to close across the country.

The DOE announced a $625 million investment to reinvigorate and expand America’s coal industry.

“Coal is one of the most affordable, available and reliable sources of American energy. Wy

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