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Sounds a lot like the Deep State to me! Coal CEO expected Trump help, but administration said no
Coal CEO expected Trump help, but administration said no
By JEFF HORWITZ, MICHAEL BIESECKER and MATTHEW DALY
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WASHINGTON (AP) The Trump administration has rejected a coal industry push to win a rarely used emergency order protecting coal-fired power plants, a decision contrary to what one coal executive said the president personally promised him. ... The Energy Department says it considered issuing the order sought by companies seeking relief for plants it says are overburdened by environmental regulations and market stresses. But the department ultimately ruled it was unnecessary, and the White House agreed, a spokeswoman said.
The decision is a rare example of friction between the beleaguered coal industry and the president who has vowed to save it. It also highlights a pattern emerging as the administration crafts policy: The presidents bold declarations both public and private are not always carried through to implementation.
President Donald Trump committed to the measure in private conversations with executives from Murray Energy Corp. and FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. after public events in July and early August, according to letters to the White House from Murray Energy and its chief executive, Robert Murray. In the letters, obtained by The Associated Press, Murray said failing to act would cause thousands of coal miners to be laid off and put the pensions of thousands more in jeopardy. One of Murrays letters said Trump agreed and told Energy Secretary Rick Perry, I want this done in Murrays presence.
The White House declined to comment on Murrays assertion. A spokesman for Murray Energy, Gary Broadbent, also declined to comment on the letters.
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Darlene Superville contributed to this report.
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Online: Letters from Murray Energy to the Trump administration:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3936141-Murray-s-letters-to-Trump-administration.html