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Rick Perry

Coal Giant Murray Energy Files for Bankruptcy Despite Trump’s Support

Murray, a Trump donor, gave the administration a wish list of regulatory rollbacks to boost his company over cheaper natural gas and renewables. It didn't save coal.

By Dan Gearino

Bob Murray, the founder of Murray Energy, which filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 29, 2019. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Power lines. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

No Grid Emergency to Justify Coal Bailout, Energy Regulators Tell Congress

By John H. Cushman Jr.

Coal piles sit outside the Hunter Power plant operated by PacifiCorp outside Castle Dale, Utah. The plan rejected by regulators would have paid coal-fired utilities extra to keep stock piles of coal on hand. Credit: George Frey/Getty Images

U.S. Regulators Reject Trump's 'Multi-Billion-Dollar Bailout' for Coal Plants

By John H. Cushman Jr.

Scott Pruitt in coal country. Credit: Justin Merriman/Getty Images

Inside the Coal War Games

By John H. Cushman Jr.

Credit: Mike Mueller/Energy Department

Energy Dept. Asks Scientists to Remove 'Climate Change' from Grant Proposal

By Sabrina Shankman

Perry’s Grid Study Calls for Easing Pollution Rules on Power Plants

By Georgina Gustin, John H. Cushman Jr.

Rick Perry testifies before Congress.

2 New Studies Undermine Common Climate Denial Arguments

By John H. Cushman Jr.

The power grid is the subject of a 60-day review by the Trump administration.

Coal’s Decline Not Hurting U.S. Power Grid Reliability, Study Says

By Nicholas Kusnetz

Rick Perry, U.S. energy secretary

Perry Touts ‘24-7’ Power, Oil Pipelines as Key to Energy Security

By Marianne Lavelle

Rick Perry, U.S. energy secretary

Rick Perry Denies Role of CO2 in Climate Change

By Marianne Lavelle

Mike Pence, Donald Trump, Scott Pruitt, Ryan Zinke and Rick Perry

5 Shades of Climate Denial, All on Display in the Trump White House

By Marianne Lavelle

Wind power and power lines

Renewable Energy Groups Push Back Against Rick Perry's Controversial Grid Study

By Georgina Gustin

Trump advisers Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner at the White House

Inside the White House War Over the Paris Climate Treaty

By John H. Cushman Jr., Marianne Lavelle

Rick Perry, Trump's Energy Pick, on Climate Change: 'One Contrived Phony Mess'

By Marianne Lavelle

mage of Arctic sea ice taken July 12, 2011, courtesy of NASA

More Americans Believe World Is Warming

Timothy Gardner, Reuters

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