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Interior Department to investigate coal exports
(Source: The Hill, February 8, 2013)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Interior Department will investigate whether mining companies are gaming the federal government by skirting royalty payments, a pair of senior senators announced Friday. The agency is looking into whether mining firms lowball the value of coal excavated from federal lands to minimize the fees they pay the government.

Full story: The Hill

Monday, February 11, 2013

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