Coal fate sealed as economics outpace Trump policy
An editorial argues coal’s decline predates and outpaces any White House action. Natural gas, fracking, and falling renewables costs have made coal uneconomical, with utilities replacing plants and projections showing coal at 16 to 22 percent of power. Trump cannot reverse this trend. Published Aug. 22 in The Detroit News.
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Contact list of local state and national legislators
A compact roster provides U.S. senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters, U.S. representatives Fred Upton Bill Huizenga, state senators Arian Meekhof Tonya Schuitmaker, and state representatives Daniela Garcia Jim Lilly Mary Whiteford. Includes phone numbers and websites for outreach.
Leave Jeff Sessions Alone Trump Defends AG Amid Mueller Probe
The piece notes concern over President Trump threatening to fire Jeff Sessions as a means to undermine the Mueller investigation into possible 2016 campaign collusion with Russia. It contrasts Trump’s criticism of Sessions’ recusal with Sessions’ claim of DOJ control and his stance on crime immigration and religious liberty.
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Fire Sessions to Threaten Mueller Probe, Editorial Argues
An editorial in the Los Angeles Times Aug 30 warns against firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions. It argues removing him would undermine the Russia collusion investigation and urges that Sessions be fireproof despite presidential loyalty demands. It notes Republican voices wavering over Sessions’s fate and Mueller’s inquiry status.
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