Now, one of the OSM employees says in the audio recordings that the aim of the rule is not reduce coal production, as the Majority asserts, but 'that production will improve, and the technology will improve, and the environmental impact will be lessened over time, as practices improve.'
Markey discusses the aim of a rule regarding coal production and environmental impact.
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