BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration is advancing a proposal that would replace President Barack Obama’s principal attempt to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions with a new rule expected to go easier on the ailing coal industry.
The Environmental Protection Agency disclosed Tuesday that it sent the new rule to the White House for review.
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