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On the recordJune 12, 2026
I'd like to go to something I alluded to in my opening statement, which is the U.S. District Court of District of Columbia vacating the biological opinion that governs consultations under the Endangered Species Act for coal mining activities in states that have primacy under SMCRA. This is very problematic for my state in particular."
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Discussing court decision impact on coal mining in West Virginia.

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