Bob Murray, coal baron and persistent EPA foe, dies

Bob Murray, a high-profile foe of EPA greenhouse gas and other rules affecting the coal sector during his tenure as head of the former coal giant Murray Energy Corp., has died, according to multiple press reports. The news comes just one week after Murray announced his retirement from the board of American Consolidated Natural Resources, the entity formed after Murray Energy’s bankruptcy, according to an Oct. 25 report by West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Murray Energy filed for bankruptcy in October...