FILE - A mechanized shovel loads coal from an 80-feet thick seam into a haul truck at Cloud Peak Energy's Spring Creek mine, Nov. 15, 2016, near Decker, Mont. Republicans in Congress say a Biden administration proposal on Thursday, May 16, 2024, to stop future coal leasing in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming could harm the industry. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
FILE - A truck carrying 250 tons of coal hauls the fuel to the surface of the Spring Creek mine, April 4, 2013, near Decker, Mont. The Biden administration is proposing to end new coal leases from federal lands in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming, which includes Spring Creek. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)