May 16, 2017
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday laid out its plan for complying with a West Virginia federal judge's order to study the effect of the agency’s regulations on coal industry jobs, a directive sparked by a decision the EPA has appealed to the Fourth Circuit.
February 03, 2017
A West Virginia federal judge on Thursday postponed considering Murray Energy's request to peg the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with $3 million in legal fees that it racked up during its successful lawsuit accusing the agency of failing to study the effect of its regulations on jobs, ruling that the matter was best left for after the EPA's appeal runs its course.
January 26, 2017
Murray Energy Corp. asked a West Virginia federal judge Wednesday to award it $3 million in attorneys' fees in its successful battle to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to study the effect of regulations on coal jobs.
January 12, 2017
A West Virginia federal judge on Wednesday slammed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy for her "hostile" attitude toward complying with Clean Air Act requirements to study the effect of the agency's regulations on jobs, ordering the agency to come up with a study on plant closures and job losses by July.
December 16, 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it would appeal to the Fourth Circuit a West Virginia federal judge's ruling that the agency has to better study the effects its environmental regulations have on jobs.
November 15, 2016
Murray Energy Corp. told a West Virginia federal judge Monday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's plan to comply with a court order to study the effects of its environmental regulations on jobs is a sign that the agency has "no intention" to actually comply with the order.
November 01, 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it would look to the advice of its Science Advisory Board as a first step in complying with a court order requiring the agency to evaluate the effects of its air pollution regulations on jobs, even though it disagrees with the order.
October 18, 2016
A recent ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shirked its duty to evaluate the employment consequences of its air pollution regulations marked a rare court win for the beleaguered coal industry, but experts say the victory is more political than practical, since the EPA isn't required to alter its regulations based on its employment studies.
October 17, 2016
A West Virginia federal judge said Monday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must better evaluate the consequences of its air pollution regulations on jobs, handing a victory to coal giant Murray Energy, which claimed that the agency ignored the harmful effects of its Clean Air Act regulations on the coal industry.
August 25, 2016
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce told a West Virginia federal court Wednesday the Environmental Protection Agency shouldn't be able to escape a suit in which Murray Energy Corp. alleges the agency ignored the consequences of its air pollution regulations on jobs, saying the Clean Air Act imposes burdens and results in job losses across the energy sector.