Trump directs Pentagon to boost coal use as Energy Department announces $175M infusion for plants
President Trump on Wednesday directed the Pentagon to purchase more power from coal plants in a boost to the declining fossil fuel. “I will sign an executive order that directs the Department of War to work directly with coal plants on the new power purchasing agreements,
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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strengthens United States National Defense with America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Power Generation Fleet
In April 2025, President Trump signed a series of Executive Orders to designate coal as a mineral, lift barriers to coal mining on Federal lands, and grant regulatory relief from burdensome Biden-era restrictions on certain coal-fired power plants.