Trump Administration Halted Criminal Investigation Into Sen. Jim Justice's Coal Companies Over Clean Water Act Violations
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Molly Redden and Avi Asher-Schapiro
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Summary
Trump administration officials shut down a federal criminal investigation into Sen. Jim Justice's coal companies, which were being investigated for potential Clean Water Act violations. The probe, which examined serial pollution offenses by Southern Coal and affiliated mines, was halted after the Office of the Deputy Attorney General ordered investigators to stop work. The investigation had been a significant escalation in efforts to police environmental violations by the coal empire owned by the West Virginia Republican senator and close Trump ally.
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Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them 'pencils down.'
Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice.
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