Under this plan, nearly 213,000 acres, or 45% of federal oil and gas acreage, is closed off to new leasing. It also closes off access to over 4 million acres, nearly 99% of federal coal impacting development at all of North Dakota's major lignite coal mines. These restrictions will drive up supply costs for our baseload coal fired power plants, costs that will be ultimately passed on to electric customers across the region. (01:20–01:35)
CLAIM
Asserts that the plan closes access to over 4 million acres of federal coal.
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