AdvertisementU.S. Announces Moratorium On New Coal Leases On Federal LandsJanuary 15, 2016Bill ChappellfacebookEmailThe federal government will stop issuing new coal leases on some 570 million acres of federal land, under a new plan being released Friday. In this photo from 2013, coal is loaded onto a truck at a mine built on federally controlled land in Montana. (AP)