H.R. 280, also known as the "Combating Obstruction Against Leasing Act of 2025" or the "COAL Act of 2025," mandates the Secretary of the Interior to expedite certain actions regarding coal lease applications. For applications already under environmental review, the Secretary...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants the person in charge of managing land (the Secretary of the Interior) to make decisions faster about where people can dig for coal, even if it means skipping some rules. It also says some past rules about coal mining don't count anymore, no matter what the courts have said.