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Trump signs executive order to boost U.S. coal industry

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed several executive orders and proclamations focused on deregulating markets, including one aimed at ensuring federal regulations do not block entrants f...
Scientific American |
President Donald Trump on Tuesday made an unprecedented peacetime intervention in the electricity sector, using executive orders to force aging coal-burning plants to stay open and feed soaring energ...
Politico |
Coal is by far the dirtiest power source in use. Not only is it a top contributor to climate change, but it’s associated with a plethora of health issues.

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Trump signs executive orders to ease barriers for new market entrants
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed several executive orders and proclamations focused on deregulating markets, including one aimed at ensuring federal regulations do not block entrants from entering new markets.
Fact Focus: Trump misrepresents facts about coal as he signs executive orders to boost its use
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Trump signs executive order to boost U.S. coal industry, in part to fuel artificial intelligence
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Trump Orders Protect Aging, Polluting Coal Plants and Allow More Mining
President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday that keep aging coal generators running and undermine efforts to rein in pollution, including mercury and arsenic emissions
Trump signs executive orders to boost US coal as power demand rises
U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday that aim to boost coal production in his latest action that runs counter to global efforts to curb carbon emissions.
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The coal’s coming from inside the White House
We’re bringing back an industry that was abandoned,” Trump said today at the White House, lauding “beautiful clean coal.” Trump’s push is bolstered by fears the country could run out of power to run artificial intelligence data centers,
White House cites AI energy needs as reason for coal production boost
President Trump signed executive orders to bolster coal production with the White House claiming it as part of an effort to meet the energy-intensive needs of artificial intelligence data centers. NBC News' Chase Cain looks at the environmental impact of the executive orders and the cost of various types of electricity production.
Trump signs executive orders designed to ‘turbocharge coal mining in America’
President Donald Trump has signed four executive orders aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline.
Trump signs executive order targeting Susman Godfrey law firm
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order targeting the law firm Susman Godfrey that would prevent lawyers at the firm from accessing government resources and buildings, among other things.
Trump Takes Aim at Low-Pressure Showers With Executive Order
The president plans to sign an executive order on Wednesday rolling back a federal regulation he has blamed for poor water pressure.
Attorney General Bondi blasts judge who blocked executive order targeting law firm Trump sought to punish
Attorney General Pam Bondi railed against a federal judge who partially blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the Jenner & Block law firm, telling government agencies to stop enforcing the order despite the “blatant overstepping of the judicial power,
Susman Godfrey the Target of Latest Executive Order, while White House Hints at $1B in Deals
It’s the sixth presidential action against a large law firm, with the president signing executive orders against Perkins Coie; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison; Jenner & Block; and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. He also signed a presidential memo against Covington & Burling, suspending a partner’s security clearances.
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Two Law Firms File for Permanent Relief From Trump’s Executive Orders
Jenner & Block and WilmerHale are seeking summary judgments against what one of them called “a plain violation of the First Amendment.”
WATCH LIVE: Donald Trump signs executive orders in Oval Office
President Donald Trump will sign executive orders in the Oval Office at 2:30 p.m. ET Wednesday. TRACKING WHAT DOGE IS DOING ACROSS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Trump will sign at least one order that could have an effect on showers,
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