On his first day back in office, President Trump aimed to revive the coal industry by signing four executive orders. He emphasized a coal renaissance at a White House event and promised to bring back an abandoned industry, surrounded by coal workers. These orders facilitate new mining leases on federal lands, loosen emissions standards, and encourage legal action against state regulations hurting energy development. The initiative could lead to an increase in coal power production, representing a significant shift in U.S. energy policy amid declining coal use and a push for renewable sources.
"We're bringing back an industry that was abandoned," Trump said. "With us today are some of the amazing workers who will benefit from these policies."
"All those plants that have been closed are going to be opened," Trump said at the signing ceremony. "If they're modern enough, or they'll be ripped down and brand-new ones will be built."
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