Coal companies say that the Trump EPA is misstating facts and prior court precedent in its bid for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to overturn a district court judge's order requiring the agency to quickly complete a sweeping review of Obama-era air and climate rules' impacts on employment in the energy and coal sectors. Murray Energy and other firms filed a joint March 31 brief in Murray Energy, et al., v. EPA, et al. opposing EPA in the appeal, arguing that the district court was right to find that the agency has neglected its statutory duty to perform job-impact studies.
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