McGrath Blurs Out Coal Miners After Legal Threat

Miners wanted ad taken down after they were unknowingly included

Collin Anderson
September 10, 2019 5:00 AM

Days after two coal miners suffering from black lung accused Senate hopeful Amy McGrath of exploiting their plight for political gain, the Kentucky Democrat released a new ad in which the pair's faces are obscured.

Bullock Flips on Coal

Brie Zurschmeide
June 17, 2019 2:35 PM

Montana governor and 2020 presidential candidate Steve Bullock (D.) flipped on his support for coal last week during an interview with the The San Francisco Chronicle.

Pelosi: Not a Fan of Coal, but I’m a Fan of Coal Miners

Jeffrey Cimmino
January 17, 2019 12:15 PM

Manchin: It Was a ‘Mistake’ to Support Hillary Clinton in 2016

David Rutz
June 6, 2018 12:36 PM

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) said in a new interview that it was a "mistake" to support Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race and did not rule out endorsing President Donald Trump for reelection in 2020.

Coal Company Inked Deal With Chinese Company While Pressing Trump For Bailout

Murray Energy did not disclose Chinese contract to White House, agencies

Susan Crabtree
February 13, 2018 12:00 PM

A major coal-mining company that has pushed the Trump administration for a bailout of the industry quietly signed a deal last fall with a Chinese manufacturer to produce mining equipment and did not disclose it to the White House or other government agencies.

Cotton Praises EPA Ending Obama-Era Coal Restrictions in Arkansas: ‘Slowly but Surely Rebuilding Trust’ Between Rural America, EPA

Charles Russell
January 29, 2018 2:07 PM

Sen. Tom Cotton (R, Ark.) praised the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement on Monday that it will remove limits on coal-burning, which the Obama administration imposed on Arkansas, to give the state freedom to create its own plan to curb pollution.

Clean Power Plan Repeal Will Save $33 Billion in Compliance Costs

'The war on coal is over'

Emissions spew out of a large stack at the coal-fired Morgantown Generating Station on Oct. 10 in Newburg, Maryland / Getty Images

Elizabeth Harrington
October 10, 2017 12:45 PM

Repealing the Clean Power Plan will save $33 billion in costs passed onto energy consumers, according to senior Trump administration officials.

West Virginia Governor Asks Trump for $4.5 Billion for Coal

(Updated)

Charles Fain Lehman
August 10, 2017 10:24 PM

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R.) revealed Wednesday that he had asked President Donald Trump for $4.5 billion to aid his state's ailing coal industry.

Rick Perry Falls Victim to Fake Call With Russian Pranksters

Katelyn Caralle
July 26, 2017 9:12 AM

Russian pranksters took a shot at U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry when they impersonated Ukraine Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman in a 22-minute phone call.

Manchin Accepts Thousands From Anti-Coal Democrat in Second Quarter

Madeleine Weast
July 19, 2017 1:51 PM

Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.) recently accepted thousands of dollars in donations from a political action committee founded by a fellow Senate Democrat who wants to put "every coal electricity generating plant in a museum," a Federal Election Commission report revealed Wednesday.