Trump Administration Issues Executive Orders to Bolster Coal Industry

April 8, 2025, 7:20 pm

Two reports detail President Trump’s recent use of executive orders to support the domestic coal industry by extending the operational life of some aging, retirement-bound coal-fired power plants. The administration’s moves emphasize coal as a “reliable” energy source despite environmental concerns and industry decline, sparking debate over energy policy priorities. Both pieces report on efforts to stabilize coal production and preserve jobs in a challenged sector while weighing economic benefits against environmental costs.

torontosun.com / Trump signs executive orders to boost coal, reliable but polluting energy source

President Trump signed executive orders to support the struggling coal industry, using emergency authority to allow some aging, retirement-bound coal-fired plants to continue producing electricity.

globalnews.ca / Trump seeks to boost U.S. coal as ‘reliable, durable’ energy source

Trump's executive orders promote what he calls 'beautiful' coal to fire power plants and for other uses, but the industry has been in decline for decades.

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