Bob Murray, chief executive of Ohio-based Murray Energy, sent the Trump administration drafts of executive orders for withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, according to documents obtained by E&E News. All the President had to do was sign them.

The orders also would have rolled back coal regulations established under the Obama administration that Murray thought were a burden to his industry.

There's no indication President Trump signed the orders and industry often gets involved with helping US legislators and administrations write policy, but the documents released on Wednesday reveal the extent of the energy CEO's efforts to get rid of environmental regulations on his industry.

E&E News, an environment and energy industry publication, obtained the documents under the US Freedom of Information Act.