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Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industries
UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – The Trump administration exempts dozens of coal plants from Biden-era rules and allocates $200 billion to coal technologies despite coal generating less than 20% of U.S. electricity, officials said.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump issued proclamations exempting 47 power providers operating 66 coal-fired plants, reversing Biden-era emissions rules.
- Amid energy concerns, President Donald Trump promised to boost domestic energy output focusing on fossil fuels, halting coal plant retirements and lifting federal mining barriers to meet demand.
- In recent months, the Department of Energy ordered the JH Campbell coal plant to stay open beyond its 31 May closure date and may extend Monroe's 2028 shutdown, as President Donald Trump declared `We’re bringing back an industry that was abandoned`.
- Opponents of the orders, including environmental groups and state regulators, are challenging federal stay-open orders, calling the `polluters’ portal`, and Routh warned `results in the exact opposite. It's costly, harmful, unnecessary, and unlawful`.
- Looking ahead, several coal plants destined for retirement in the coming years will likely remain open, and the Department of Energy announced $200 billion in loan funding for new coal technologies.
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Trump offers regulatory relief for coal, iron ore and chemical industries
President Donald Trump is granting two years of regulatory relief to coal-fired power plants, chemical manufacturers and other industries as he seeks to reverse Biden-era regulations he considers overly burdensome.
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