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FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, file photo, Robert Murray, chief executive of Murray Energy Corp., speaks during an interview with an Associated Press reporter in his office at the Crandall Canyon Mine, in Huntington, Utah. Murray died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, at his home in Ohio less than a week after announcing his retirement as board chairman of a major U.S. coal operator. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Coal magnate Robert Murray dies; he long fought regulators

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Bob Murray retires as board chairman of US coal giant

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2017 file photo, comedian John Oliver performs at the 11th Annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit in New York. A West Virginia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against HBO host John Oliver brought by coal company Murray Energy. A segment of Oliver’s show “Last Week Tonight” in June poked fun at Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray, who blames regulatory efforts by the Obama administration for damaging the coal industry. Oliver said the 77-year-old looked like a &quot;geriatric Dr. Evil.&quot; A Circuit Court judge in Marshall County, W. Va., ruled on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 that Murray’s company failed to state a claim. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)

Judge dismisses coal company suit against HBO’s John Oliver

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FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2017, file photo,Energy Secretary Rick Perry listens during a hearing about the electrical grid, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Jan. 8, 2018, rejected a Trump administration plan to bolster coal-fired and nuclear power plants, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's efforts to boost the struggling coal industry. Perry thanked the panel for addressing his proposal, which he said had initiated a national debate on the resiliency of the nation’s electric system.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Coal CEO blasts federal agency’s decision on power grid

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 7, 2017 file photo, a coal barge is positioned as a backdrop behind President Donald Trump as he speaks during a rally at the Rivertowne Marina in Cincinnati. President Donald Trump personally promised to activate emergency legal authorities to keep dirty or economically uncompetitive coal plants from shutting down, a top American coal company said. The Trump administration now says it has no plans to do so. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

A coal country dispute over an alleged Trump promise unmet

By JEFF HORWITZ and MICHAEL BIESECKER and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Devastating regulations and market shifts to more economical energy sources have reduced the number of coal miners in the U.S. to about 54,000, according to the latest Labor Department figures. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s promise to revive coal industry will be tough to keep after Obama assault

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Cory Chanze, shieldman for the Ohio County Coal Company, surveys the longwall operation inside the Ohio County mine in Dallas, West Virginia. Miners are sticking to their preference for such underground work despite the Obama White House attempting to transition them into other lines of work. (Jared Wickerham/Special to the Washington Times)

Coal communities see bleak future as Obama agenda, natural gas speed industry decline

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

For Murray Energy Corp. CEO Robert Murray, who fancies himself as one of President Obama's greatest enemies, the looming court case represents the best chance to stop what he and his employees routinely refer to as the "war on coal," a series of policies this administration has issued to crack down on energy that scientists say produces greenhouse gases. (Associated Press)

Robert Murray’s lawsuit to stop ‘war on coal’ could derail Obama environmental agenda

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Robert Murray, top SEIU organizer, charged with assaulting NYPD officers

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Prosecutors: Man faces human trafficking charges

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