Federal Government Rejects Fire-Sale Attempt of Public Coal Resources: A Win for National Sovereignty

The recent rejection by the Department of the Interior of a bid to purchase 167 million tons of coal on Montana public lands for less than one cent per ton marks a critical moment for America’s energy sovereignty. This wasn’t just any sale—it would have been the largest government coal sale in over a decade, and the abnormally low bid exposes the economic and political pressures that continue to undermine our nation’s energy security. Is Washington Undermining America’s Energy Independence? The Navajo Transitional Energy Co. (NTEC), backed by the Navajo Nation, offered a mere $186,000 for a resource worth hundreds...