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Microsoft co-founder sues feds over coal lease program

Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen is suing the federal government over the environmental impacts of its coal-leasing program.

Allen said Tuesday that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hasn’t properly studied the effect of greenhouse gases caused by the coal rights it leases.

Microsoft co-founder sues feds over coal lease program

-The Hill 11/25/2014

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