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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYphoto from Northern Rocky Mtns

TERTIARY COAL RESOURCES IN THE NORTHERN
ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND GREAT PLAINS REGION—A
CLEAN AND COMPLIANT FOSSIL FUEL BEYOND 2000
 

By R.M. Flores and D.J. Nichols
in
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1625-A
 

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Contents - Executive Summary

Introduction
Coal Included in This Assessment
Clean Air Act Requirements
Clean, Compliant Coal—A Finite Resource
Tertiary Coal Meets Emission Standards
Tertiary Coal for the Future
Contents of these CD-ROM Publications

Figures
ES-1. Coal basins under study in the current resource assessment, by region. 
ES-2. The Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains assessment region. 
ES-3. Composite stratigraphic section of coal-bearing Tertiary rocks in the four 
          major basins studied in the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains 
          assessment region. 

Table
ES-1. Summaries of coal resources calculated for coal assessed in the Northern 
          Rocky Mountains and Great Plains assessment region, by basin 

 


 Executive Summary  -  U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1625-A