Trump Coal Boost Gains Momentum as Bids, Land Opened Up

Leases awarded in Alabama and Utah, new mines approved in Tennessee and Wyoming, more than 13 million acres opened to coal mining this year.
Trump Coal Boost Gains Momentum as Bids, Land Opened Up
Piles of coal wait to be loaded into trucks at the Sufco Coal Mine, 30 miles east of Salina, Utah, on May 28, 2014. George Frey/Getty Images
John Haughey
John Haughey
Reporter
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The Trump administration’s drive to boost United States’ coal production is gaining momentum with coal lease bids awarded in Alabama and Utah, new mine permits issued in Tennessee and Wyoming, and late-September’s opening of more than 13.1 million acres of federal mineral estate across six western states to coal-mining.

President Donald Trump’s January “National Energy Emergency Declaration” and “Unleashing American Energy” executive orders, and his April “Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry” executive action, have loosened regulations, streamlined permitting, and classified coal, a sedimentary rock, as a critical mineral.

John Haughey
John Haughey
Reporter
John Haughey is an award-winning Epoch Times reporter who covers U.S. elections, U.S. Congress, energy, defense, and infrastructure. Mr. Haughey has more than 45 years of media experience. You can reach John via email at [email protected]
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