More Bad News For Coal Mine-Reliant States

National Public Radio: On Friday, the Obama administration announced a halt to new coal leases on federal land. In Wyoming, most of the federally-owned coal mines and revenue from coal leases pays for school construction. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: In President Obama's State of the Union address, there was a line you might have missed, but it caught the ear of people in the energy industry. (SOUNDBITE OF SPEECH) BARACK OBAMA: I'm going to push to change the way we manage our oil and coal resources so that they better......

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