BLM showcases coal on homepage photo

The new photo on the Bureau of Land Management’s homepage shows a wall of coal at the Peabody North Antelope Rochelle Coal Mine in Wyoming, echoing President Trump’s support for the struggling industry. Under the Obama Administration, the photo was of a man and a boy backpacking in the mountains and looking into the sunset.

“The image switch, first reported by Mashable.com, came after President Donald Trump signed an order last week to dismantle former President Barack Obama’s climate policies. The order included a reversal of a ban on coal leasing on public lands, where 40 percent of the country’s coal is produced,” says Reuters.

The BLM has said that the photo will change again on Friday to a recreation theme, in order to highlight the diverse uses for public lands.

Last year, U.S. goal production dropped to the lowest level since 1978 due to competition from cheap natural gas.

Image source: BLM

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