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Trump coal policy changes could boost Southwest Virginia
Jul 29, 2025

Trump coal policy changes could boost Southwest Virginia

Southwest Virginia officials say President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at revitalizing the United States’ struggling coal industry will be a boon to the region. This spring, Trump signed the “Unleashing American Energy” series of executive orders, which lifted barriers to coal mining on federal lands, allowed some coal-fired facilities scheduled for retirement to continue[...]

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