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DOE Let National Coal Council Charter Lapse to Refocus the Council on Coal Workers and Communities

Last updated:

November 20, 2021

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Other Statute

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DOE

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DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced that it planned to let the National Coal Council’s current charter lapse and instead create a new charter to focus on coal workers and communities, reflecting new legislative priorities in the 2020 Energy Act and 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.