Report reveals how Joe Manchin made millions of dollars pushing coal and 'relaxing environmental regulations'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : "Manchin's advocacy for relaxing environmental regulations on the coal industry extends well beyond coal ash," Boguslaw observes.
55% : Manchin, who receives neither AOC's stellar rating from LCV nor the abysmal rating given to Jordan, has had a friendly relationship with the coal industry than many other Democrats -- and that relationship is the focus of an article published by The Intercept on September 3.
55% : Journalist Daniel Boguslaw's article notes what Manchin has had to say about fossil fuels versus green energy and examines, in great detail, his relationship to the coal industry in West Virginia.
52% : "For decades, Manchin has profited from a series of coal companies that he founded during the 1980s," Boguslaw notes.
42% : Enersystems purchases low-quality waste coal from mines and resells it to power plants as fuel, while Farmington Resources provides 'support activities for mining' and holds coal reserves in the Fairmont area."
41% : The journalist goes on to offer elaborate details about Manchin's relationship with coal.
38% : And during the Barack Obama era, Boguslaw notes, he fought against stricter Environmental Protection Agency rules.

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