Fact book for Western coal/energy development. [USA; 1947 to 1977; states indexed for longer periods]

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5453279

The Western Coal Planning Assistance Project (WCPAP) was designed to help state and local planners and decision-makers develop the technical methods and information needed to cope with the problems associated with coal/energy development. Since the United States has begun to move toward conversion of industrial energy resources from oil and natural gas to coal in order to become less dependent on foreign energy sources and with a concurrent commitment to reduce air pollution, development of strippable, low sulphur coal reserves is accelerating. The impacts of this movement are already being felt in the North Great Plains and adjacent portions of the Rocky Mountain and Midwestern States, where the nation's largest proven reserves of coal are found. The project encompasses the major coal areas of Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming. The project consists of two major tasks: (1) the development of a Planning Reference System for planners and decision-makers, and (2) a detailed assessment of planning problems and needs in the three states. The latter appears in WCPAP's Final Report (February 1979). The Fact Book informs the reader about a wide range of coal-related facts. Among the topics covered in the document are: existing coal fields and mines; coal-related facilities; transportation; legislation; and primary and secondary impacts.

• Research Organization: Mountain West Research, Inc., Billings, MT (USA); Missouri River Basin Commission, Omaha, NE (USA); Geological Survey, Reston, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5453279
• Report Number(s): DOE/NBM-2016043; ON: DE82016043
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Lignite
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Lignite
& Peat-- Transport
Handling
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FEDERAL REGION VIII
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FREIGHT PIPELINES
FUELS
GASIFICATION
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
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