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‘War on coal’ is over, Trump team trumpets, as it approves two Utah mining projects

(Photo courtesy of  Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance)

Utah's Coal Hollow strip mine near Alton will be able to increase its coal output eightfold under a federal lease announced this week by the Interior Department. Trump administration officials hailed the award as an end to "the war on coal."

(Photo courtesy of Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance) Utah's Coal Hollow strip mine near Alton will be able to increase its coal output eightfold under a federal lease announced this week by the Interior Department. Trump administration officials hailed the award as an end to "the war on coal."