In the early days of the Trump administration, the head of one of America’s largest coal companies sent a four-page “action plan” to the White House calling for rollbacks of Obama-era environmental and mine safety regulations. “We have listed our suggested actions in order of priority,” Robert “Bob” Murray, the chairman and CEO of Ohio-based […]
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