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How Manchin Protected His Family Coal Company

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West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has enormous influence over federal climate policy. He is using his chair role of the energy committee and role as maverick Democrat to shape environmental policy across the states. One of his main goals has always been to protect coal. Manchin earned $500,000 from his family's coal business last year.

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How Manchin Protected His Family Coal Company

“Selling scrap coal has earned Sen. Joe Manchin millions of dollars over three decades, and he has used his political positions to protect the fuel from laws and regulations that threaten his family’s business,” Politico reports.

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Selling scrap coal has earned Sen. Joe Manchin millions of dollars over three decades, and he has used his political positions to protect the fuel from laws and regulations that threaten his family's business.

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Politico broke the news in on Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
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