murray Energy
Murray Energy is the last big employer paying into the union pension fund. Its bankruptcy also endangers retirees' health care.
Robert Murray and his company reportedly required staff to donate to Mitt Romney.
Two coal miners were fired after insulting their boss, one of the industry's most powerful men. But a judge says the firings were illegal.
Robert Murray is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, but he's willing to wait until after the Republican confab for his day in court.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Mining companies and allies plan to take legal action against regulations limiting planet-warming emissions.