Repeal would be a major victory for Murray Energy, which filed a lawsuit against the CPP in 2015 that is now backed by more than two dozen states. Trump pledged to bring back coal jobs during his presidential bid and repeated those promises last week. “As we speak, we are preparing new executive actions to save our coal industry and to save our wonderful coalminers from continuing to be put out of work. “I would not say it’s a good time in the coal industry. When Obama came to power, coal provided 52% of US electricity; now it is closer to 30%.

Source: The Guardian March 27, 2017 07:00 UTC