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Workers transport and organise mounds of coal on a hilltop near an Arch Coal facility in Beckley, West Virginia, U.S., April 11, 2025. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo
Jun 4, 2026

Trump unveils $700M coal support plan using emergency powers

President Donald Trump uses the Defense Production Act to allocate nearly $700 million for U.S. coal plant upgrades and export terminal construction.

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Sep 29, 2025

Trump administration says it will expand coal leasing, fund coal plant upgrades

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration will expand coal mine leasing on federal lands and provide hundreds of millions of dollars to support more coal-fired power generation, officials said on Monday. The plan is part of a broader effort by the administration to reverse the decline of coal use in the U.S., a fossil fuel that […]

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