Bankrupt coal miner Murray Energy Corp. could be forced to liquidate unless a federal judge lets it cut health-care payments to retirees, according to court papers.
Coal boss Robert Murray criticized the Trump administration for appointing "inadequate bureaucrats" to a regulator that unanimously rejected a rescue plan to help the crumbling coal industry.
At a previously undisclosed March 29 meeting, Robert Murray gave Perry a hug and a wishlist. Six months later, Perry unveiled a controversial plan that echoed one of Murray's proposals.
