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Trump Executive Order to Expand Coal Mining and Reopen Plants

The order designates coal as a critical mineral, lifting leasing restrictions and reviving shuttered coal-fired plants to meet growing energy demands.

A pile of processed anthracite coal at Superior Coal Prep Plant, Hegins, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 14, 2020. Picture taken July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Dane Rhys/File photo
President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office to speak at an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump departs after signing an executive order at an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo

Overview

  • President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order expanding coal mining on federal lands and designating coal as a critical mineral.
  • The order removes a leasing moratorium on federal lands first implemented during the Obama administration, paving the way for increased coal production.
  • Emergency authorities will be invoked to reopen closed coal-fired power plants to bolster energy supplies for AI data centers and steel production.
  • Major coal companies, including Peabody Energy Corp., Core Natural Resources Inc., and Ramaco Resources, Inc., are participating in the signing ceremony.
  • The initiative aims to revitalize a declining federal coal leasing sector, which has seen significant reductions over the past three decades.