INDUSTRY DOCUMENT REVEALS STRATEGY TO OPPOSE CLEAN AIR INITIATIVES

An industry group that represents coal producers and suppliers has been carrying out an ambitious strategy for defeating or scaling back a host of ongoing congressional and state initiatives to limit greenhouse gases, mercury and other air pollutants, according to a recent internal letter obtained by Inside Washington Publishers. The letter, sent between governing officers of the Center for Energy & Economic Development (CEED), boasts about the group's ties with Republican officials and provides an unusual window into CEED's strategy...