Murray Energy to sue Labor Dept. over coal-dust rule
Murray Energy Corp. said it will file a federal lawsuit against the Labor Department over the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) new rule limiting coal dust.Murray announced its intent to...
View ArticleCoal company vows to fight EPA climate rule
Coal mining giant Murray Energy Corp. had pledged to fight the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rules to limit carbon emissions from power plants.While not committing to filing a...
View ArticleCoal company sues EPA over climate rules
Coal mining company Murray Energy Corp. said it has filed a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop its carbon emissions rules for power plants, calling them “illegal,...
View ArticleEx-coal worker says she was fired over political contributions
A former Murray Energy foreperson has sued her former employer, saying she was fired because she did not contribute to Republican campaigns.Jean Cochenour told a county court in West Virginia that,...
View ArticleCoal mogul blasts ‘insane’ administration of ‘King Obama’
Murray Energy Corp. Chief Executive Officer Robert Murray blasted the Obama administration’s policies that harm coal, saying climate change is a hoax.“The insane, regal administration of King Obama has...
View ArticleCoal company: EPA climate rule is ‘expressly prohibited’ by law
One of the nation’s top coal producers is asking a federal court to overturn the Obama administration’s climate rule, calling it “double regulation” that is “contrary to law.”The lawsuit filed by...
View ArticleStates, biz groups back coal company in EPA climate rule lawsuit
Twelve states and an array of business groups asked a federal court to step in and stop the Obama administration from moving further in its attempt to limit carbon pollution from power plants.In briefs...
View ArticleCoal company says EPA climate rule already hurting industry
A major coal company is arguing that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed climate rule for power plants is already having an effect on its operations.Murray Energy Corp. told the Court...
View ArticleCoal company lays off hundreds, blames Obama policies
A major Appalachian coal mining company is laying off hundreds of workers in West Virginia and blaming the lost jobs on President Obama’s environmental policies.Murray Energy Corp. will lay off the 214...
View ArticleTop US coal company vows five lawsuits against climate rules
Murray Energy Corp. said it is filing five federal lawsuits to fight the Obama administration’s new climate rules for power plants, and it expects to win.The company, which is the country’s largest...
View ArticleCoal company to pay $5,000 fine for 'fire Obama' signs
A major coal mining company has agreed to pay $5,000 to settle charges that it violated election spending rules by distributing anti-President Obama signs in 2012.In a settlement announced Friday with...
View ArticleTwo dozen states sue Obama over coal plant emissions rule
A coalition of 24 states and a coal mining company filed lawsuits Friday to challenge the most significant piece of President Obama’s environmental agenda, his signature climate change rule for power...
View ArticleEPA chief must give deposition in coal lawsuit, court rules
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lost in its bid to block administrator Gina McCarthy from being deposed in a federal lawsuit about coal industry regulations.In a Thursday filing, John...
View ArticleJudge nixes 'ridiculous' EPA request to block testimony in coal case
A federal judge ruled Friday that a lobbyist and former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official can testify for a coal company in its lawsuit against the agency.The EPA had sought to block Jeff...
View ArticleCoal company warns of mass layoffs
Murray Energy Corp. says it might lay off up to 82 percent of its workforce in September, due in part to President Obama.Murray Energy, owned by outspoken executive and Donald Trump supporter Bob...
View ArticleCourt rules against EPA in case over coal job losses
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not properly estimated the potential job losses in the coal and other industries affected by its regulations, a federal judge ruled Monday.Judge John...
View ArticleAppeals court overturns decision requiring EPA coal jobs report
A federal appeals court Thursday overturned a lower court’s decision that had required that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) write a report on how its regulations have affected coal industry...
View ArticleTrump rejects use of emergency authority to help coal plants
The Trump administration has denied a coal company’s request to invoke a little-used authority to stop coal-fired power plants from closing.Murray Energy Corp. CEO Bob Murray, an outspoken advocate for...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects case over EPA coal jobs reports
The Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a coal mining company’s appeal arguing that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must regularly report on the impact to coal jobs from its...
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