Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015. The Center for American Progress has issued a new proposal aimed at revitalizing Appalachian coal communities. In a report released today, CAP calls for reforms to the U.S. Department of the Interior, or DOI, coal royalties program that would eliminate unfair advantages provided to coal mined on federal lands in the West. These reforms would update an unequal and outdated system for collecting royalties on coal mined from federal lands, which would yield millions of dollars in revenue that could be used to reinvest in struggling Appalachian coal communities.
