"'Clean Coal' Group Downsizing Amid Industry Struggles"

"A leading 'clean coal' lobbying shop is cutting half its staff and reorganizing to reflect the U.S. coal industry’s market losses and the industry’s continued financial struggles.

The 22-year-old American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity will lay off its chief of staff and also plans to eliminate several middle-management positions. The nonprofit is also seeking to get out of its lease for its downtown Washington office.

'Like many of our members, we are facing tough times that necessitate tough decisions on how best to effectively operate,' the group’s CEO, Michael Duncan, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, said in a statement Monday morning to POLITICO."

Darren Samuelsohn reports for Politico September 28, 2015.