On the recordSeptember 25, 2011
OSM would drastically reduce coal production in West Virginia and across the nation by applying new standards that have no basis in the law.
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congress.govOSM would drastically reduce coal production in West Virginia and across the nation by applying new standards that have no basis in the law.
Manchin argues that new regulations threaten coal production significantly.
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