A Time to Heal: on Environment


Gerald Ford: Vetoed coal-mining reductions: jobs trump environment

I pocket-vetoed the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1974, which would have reduced our domestic production of coal by a minimum of 48 million tons per year and would have meant the loss of thousands of jobs in the coal fields. I had to balance these losses against the gains of "protecting the environment." With our economy faltering, jobs were crucial. Since coal was the most abundant energy source this country had, I thought the environmental price tag was too high.
Source: A Time To Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald Ford, p.226 Dec 22, 1974

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