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A bipartisan group of lawmakers representing coal states renewed a push Tuesday to shore up pensions for thousands of miners whose companies went bankrupt. The group, led by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., introduced a bill that would use excess funds from the Abandoned Mine Land Fund, meant for mine cleanups, and borrow Treasury Department money to pay for retired miners' pensions each year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Coal-state lawmakers introduce bill to shore up pensions for miners

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Rep. Rob Bishop, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, (pictured) asked Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Thursday to review an Obama administration order blocking mineral access on more than 100,000 acres of federal land. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Rob Bishop asks Trump administration to review Obama order barring mineral withdrawals

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Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of the coal state of West Virginia said he will vote against President Trump's nominee to run the federal mine safety agency, recalling mine disasters that he had to respond to as governor. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Joe Manchin to vote against Trump’s mine safety nominee

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The bill requires companies that mine gold, silver, copper and other hard rock minerals to pay royalties
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Democrats introduce mining reform bill to avert another EPA-caused disaster

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Other industries and foreign governments have hosted events at Trump properties since he took office. (AP Photos/Beth J. Harpaz)
Energy and Environment

National Mining Association to hold conference at Trump International Hotel: Report

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Energy and Environment

Shrinking monuments could open land for mining and drilling, but energy industry isn’t interested

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Department letter explained that it is conducting an agency-wide review of all grant programs and cooperative agreements over $100,000 as a result of the agency's changing budget situation (AP Photo/Dake Kang)
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Trump’s Interior Department orders academies to stop work on coal mining study

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Appalachian coal magnate Bob Murray on Friday won a pair of legal victories in lawsuits against HBO comedian John Oliver and the New York Times over their portrayal of his coal business. (Photo by Richard Shotwell Invision/AP)
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John Oliver, HBO lose court round to coal exec Bob Murray in defamation case

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Host Linda Hernandez and Washington Examiner Energy and Environment Correspondent John Siciliano break down Trump's energy agenda on Examining Politics. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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Trump’s Interior Department dismantles Obama rule on coal and oil fees

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Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., marked the second anniversary of the Gold King Mine disaster by calling it an
Energy and Environment

Sen. Tom Udall marks EPA mine disaster by calling it an ‘injustice’

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