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First Ever Lawsuit Challenges Taxpayer Financing of Coal Exports

2013-08-02 16:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EarthJustice: Environmental groups filed the first ever lawsuit on Wednesday challenging the federal governments financing for the export of Appalachian coal from the U.S. The U.S. government approved this financial support for coal exports without considering the increased toxic air and water pollution that could affect communities near the mines and ports, and along the railways that connect them. The groups filing the lawsuit charge that the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) violated federal law by providing...

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