Ranking Member Grijalva Embraces Pause on Federal Coal Leasing

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Natural Resources on Jan. 15, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement on the newly announced pause in federal coal leasing.

“For far too long the federal coal program has been part of a war on common sense, a war on the American taxpayer’s wallet, and a war on our planet. It is past time to fight back."

Source: House Committee on Natural Resources