WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate passed a measure on Nov. 20 to repeal a Biden-era coal regulation in Wyoming, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature.
The tally was 51–43.
Speaking on the Senate floor on Nov. 19, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), who introduced the resolution, gave her reasons for voting to repeal the regulation.
“The Biden Bureau of Land Management and this resource management plan didn’t just attack coal. It aimed to lock up federal land that belongs to the American people,” she said. “While the Biden administration tried to shutter American coal mines, our foreign adversaries are ramping up production.”...