Montana tribe, conservationists sue U.S. government for ending coal moratoriumWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Native American tribe in Montana and a coalition of conservation groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday for lifting a moratorium on coal leases on public land without consulting tribal leaders and conducting a full environmental review. “It is alarming and unacceptable for the United States, which has a solemn obligation as the Northern Cheyenne’s trustee, to sign up for many decades of harmful coal mining near and around our homeland without first consulting with our Nation,” Tribal Council Chairman and President Jace Killsback said in a statement. The Northern Cheyenne Tribe in southern Montana said the administration had lifted the moratorium without hearing the tribe’s concerns about the coal-leasing program’s impact on its members and lands. The tribe sent a letter earlier this month to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke requesting a meeting to discuss the issue. Zinke did not respond, and signed the order lifting the moratorium on Tuesday. In a press call on Wednesday, Zinke did not respond to a query about the Northern Cheyenne lawsuit. Killsback said the tribe, which filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Great Falls, would be harmed by lifting the ban. “The Northern Cheyenne rarely shares in the economic benefits to the region generated by coal industry and other energy development projects,” he said.  About 426 million tons of federal coal are located near the Northern Cheyenne Reservation at the Decker and Spring Creek mines in Montana, the tribe said. However, neighboring tribe, the Crow, relies on coal production as its predominant industry and has called for the relaxation of coal regulations for years. “A war on coal is a war on the Crow people,” Zinke said on the call. Legal group Earthjustice argued that lifting the coal moratorium imperils public health for the benefit of coal companies. “No one voted to pollute our public lands, air or drinking water in the last election, yet the Trump administration is doing the bidding of powerful polluters as nearly its first order of business,” Earthjustice attorney Jenny Harbine said in a statement. The legal filing said that undoing the moratorium violates the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires a full environmental review prior to major policy changes. politicsNews
montana tribe conservationists sue government ending coal moratoriumwashington reuters a native american tribe montana coalition conservation groups sued trump administration wednesday lifting moratorium coal leases public land without consulting tribal leaders conducting full environmental review it alarming unacceptable united states solemn obligation northern cheyenne trustee sign many decades harmful coal mining near around homeland without first consulting nation tribal council chairman president face killsback said statement the northern cheyenne tribe southern montana said administration lifted moratorium without hearing tribe concerns program impact members lands the tribe sent letter earlier month interior secretary ryan zine requesting meeting discuss issue zine respond signed order lifting moratorium tuesday in press call wednesday zine respond query northern cheyenne lawsuit killsback said tribe filed lawsuit district court great falls would harmed lifting ban the northern cheyenne rarely shares economic benefits region generated coal industry energy development projects said about million tons federal coal located near northern cheyenne reservation decker spring creek mines montana tribe said however neighboring tribe crow relies coal production predominant industry called relaxation coal regulations years a war coal war crow people zine said call legal group earthjustice argued lifting coal moratorium imperial public health benefit coal companies no one voted polluted public lands air drinking water last election yet trump administration bidding powerful polluted nearly first order business earthjustice attorney jenny carbine said statement the legal filing said undoing moratorium violates national environmental policy act requires full environmental review prior major policy changes politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Montana tribe, conservationists sue U.S. government for ending coal moratoriumWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Native American tribe in Montana and a coalition of conservation groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday for lifting a moratorium on coal leases on public land without consulting tribal leaders and conducting a full environmental review. “It is alarming and unacceptable for the United States, which has a solemn obligation as the Northern Cheyenne’s trustee, to sign up for many decades of harmful coal mining near and around our homeland without first consulting with our Nation,” Tribal Council Chairman and President Jace Killsback said in a statement. The Northern Cheyenne Tribe in southern Montana said the administration had lifted the moratorium without hearing the tribe’s concerns about the coal-leasing program’s impact on its members and lands. The tribe sent a letter earlier this month to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke requesting a meeting to discuss the issue. Zinke did not respond, and signed the order lifting the moratorium on Tuesday. In a press call on Wednesday, Zinke did not respond to a query about the Northern Cheyenne lawsuit. Killsback said the tribe, which filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Great Falls, would be harmed by lifting the ban. “The Northern Cheyenne rarely shares in the economic benefits to the region generated by coal industry and other energy development projects,” he said.  About 426 million tons of federal coal are located near the Northern Cheyenne Reservation at the Decker and Spring Creek mines in Montana, the tribe said. However, neighboring tribe, the Crow, relies on coal production as its predominant industry and has called for the relaxation of coal regulations for years. “A war on coal is a war on the Crow people,” Zinke said on the call. Legal group Earthjustice argued that lifting the coal moratorium imperils public health for the benefit of coal companies. “No one voted to pollute our public lands, air or drinking water in the last election, yet the Trump administration is doing the bidding of powerful polluters as nearly its first order of business,” Earthjustice attorney Jenny Harbine said in a statement. The legal filing said that undoing the moratorium violates the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires a full environmental review prior to major policy changes. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: montana tribe conservationists sue government ending coal moratoriumwashington reuters a native american tribe montana coalition conservation groups sued trump administration wednesday lifting moratorium coal leases public land without consulting tribal leaders conducting full environmental review it alarming unacceptable united states solemn obligation northern cheyenne trustee sign many decades harmful coal mining near around homeland without first consulting nation tribal council chairman president face killsback said statement the northern cheyenne tribe southern montana said administration lifted moratorium without hearing tribe concerns program impact members lands the tribe sent letter earlier month interior secretary ryan zine requesting meeting discuss issue zine respond signed order lifting moratorium tuesday in press call wednesday zine respond query northern cheyenne lawsuit killsback said tribe filed lawsuit district court great falls would harmed lifting ban the northern cheyenne rarely shares economic benefits region generated coal industry energy development projects said about million tons federal coal located near northern cheyenne reservation decker spring creek mines montana tribe said however neighboring tribe crow relies coal production predominant industry called relaxation coal regulations years a war coal war crow people zine said call legal group earthjustice argued lifting coal moratorium imperial public health benefit coal companies no one voted polluted public lands air drinking water last election yet trump administration bidding powerful polluted nearly first order business earthjustice attorney jenny carbine said statement the legal filing said undoing moratorium violates national environmental policy act requires full environmental review prior major policy changes politicsnews