Coal mining giant Murray Energy Corp. has emerged from bankruptcy with a new name and a commitment to rehire all of its former union employees, according to a news release from the United Mine Workers of America.
In a giant favor to the coal industry, the Trump administration is poised to undermine the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards that control mercury and other toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants.
It's been a whirlwind year in environmental law, and courtroom action is expected to accelerate in 2020 as President Trump closes out his term. Here are some of the past year's biggest developments.
A bankruptcy filing by Murray Energy reveals its dark-money contributions to lobbying organizations trying to halt lawsuits and discredit climate science.
