On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
finalizing this rule would result in an annual loss in coal production valued at $14 billion to $20 billion and losses in Federal and State revenues of $4 billion to $5 billion a year.
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Capito warns about the economic impact of the proposed stream protection rule.
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