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Rick Perry Wanted to Prove the Obama Administration Killed Coal. But the Facts Got in the Way

When Energy Secretary Rick Perry launched a study of the country’s electric grid earlier this year, he did not hide the fact that the Trump administration hoped the study would help the coal industry. In a memo ordering the review, Perry suggested the coal industry was struggling because of “continued regulatory burdens, as well as mandates and tax and subsidy policies” — in other words, President Obama’s environmental agenda.

 

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