Top advocate for coal, mining industry, to retire end of 2019
- April 12, 2019 |
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National Mining Association CEO Hal Quinn has fought to shore up struggling coal industry, scoring recent legislative, regulatory wins Quinn Hal Quinn announced April 3 that he will retire from the National Mining Association at the end of the year, after 11 years as CEO. Under his watch, the group has energetically lobbied for and vocally backed the Trump administration's stated policy of advancing the coal industry. Among achievements the association listed that have occurred during Quinn's tenure are its challenges to regulations, including many proposed or adopted during the Obama administration. Following Donald Trump's 2016 election, NMA pushed Senate lawmakers to… Read More