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President Donald Trump on Tuesday made an unprecedented peacetime intervention in the electricity sector, using executive orders to force aging coal-burning plants to stay open and feed soaring energ...
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Trump Orders Protect Aging, Polluting Coal Plants and Allow More Mining
President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday that keep aging coal generators running and undermine efforts to rein in pollution, including mercury and arsenic emissions
Five Takeaways From Trump’s Plan to Rescue Coal
To help the struggling coal industry, President Trump used his executive authority to try to keep aging plants alive and burn more coal for electricity.
Trump signs executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source
Trump also directed federal agencies to identify coal resources on federal lands, lift barriers to coal mining and prioritize coal leasing on U.S. lands.
Judge allows Trump administration to require everyone in the country illegally to register
The move will have far-reaching repercussions for immigrants across the country. The requirement goes into effect Friday.
Wyoming officials cheer Trump orders to save ‘beautiful, clean coal’
To the delight of Wyoming’s top elected officials, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Tuesday to “reinvigorate” U.S. coal, but whether deregulation can change the tide of
Trump failed to save coal in his first term. Will he succeed this time?
Analysts say power companies are unlikely to build new coal plants, even when offered federal loans and favorable regulations.
Officials say Trump’s orders promoting coal conflict with Colorado’s emissions goals
Colorado AG Phil Weiser said the legal basis for the executive orders on bolstering the coal industry “is a mystery to me.”
Trump exempts dozens of coal plants from stricter pollution standard
President Trump on Tuesday exempted dozens of coal plants from a Biden administration regulation imposing stricter standards for mercury, lead, nickel and arsenic emissions. Trump announced the
Trump signs executive orders aimed at revitalizing coal industry
President Trump signed four executive actions on Tuesday aimed at reversing policies that transitioned the country away from coal production and aimed at boosting America's "beautiful clean coal industry," as the White House put it.
Interior Department announces $13M to reclaim abandoned mine lands
The U.S. Interior Department said Wednesday $13 million in grants are being disbursed to reclaim abandoned mine lands in an effort to revitalize coal communities.
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60 Day Review: Trump Executive Order Demands to Know Where All the Coal Is in WA
The White House announced an executive order that could lead to some federally protected lands in Washington State to be consumed for the return of coal mining production.
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