Patrick McGinley

West Virginia University

Guest

Patrick McGinley is Professor of Law at West Virginia University School of Law, where he's taught courses in coal and natural resources law and litigation for 40 years.

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Climate scientists say the  Paris Agreement  on greenhouse emissions may offer the last, best chance to slow global warming.

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A major bankruptcy today may tell a much anticipated story: the coal industry may never be coming back.

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A major bankruptcy today may tell a much anticipated story: the coal industry may never be coming back.

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