Taxpayers for Common Sense has been sounding the alarm about the faulty federal coal program for years, calling for better transparency, fair market value, and increased royalties. On Friday, January 15th, the Department of the Interior, the federal agency responsible for managing development of federal lands and waters, announced it would launch a “comprehensive review” of the federal coal program to ensure the government is getting a fair return on public coal resources. To read a statement by TCS’ President Ryan Alexander on the coal program review, click here.

The ad below ran in the print edition of Politico on Wednesday, January 20th. Click to view full size page.