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McConnell ‘grateful’ for Trump’s rollback of Obama air regulations

By Susan Ferrechio
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McConnell ‘grateful’ for Trump’s rollback of Obama air regulations

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, long a foe of Obama-era environmental regulations that hurt the coal industry, praised President Trump Tuesday for rolling back one of the biggest rules governing carbon emissions.

McConnell, R-Ky., said Obama’s “Clean Power Plan” and “intrusive regulatory regime” were aimed at ending America’s coal industry that’s concentrated in Appalachian states, including Kentucky.

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