Overview

• President Trump has signed new executive orders to lift legal barriers on coal mining and halt planned closures of coal power plants in the U.S.
• The administration justifies the move by pointing to increased energy demands from AI, cryptocurrency mining, and electric vehicles.
• Trump claims the policy will revive coal-related jobs, which have significantly declined over the past decade, and double the nation's energy production.
• Environmental groups and experts criticize the move as a regressive step, warning of increased pollution and climate impacts from coal energy.
• Trump's assertion of a 'German coal boom' with weekly new power plants has been debunked, as Germany's last new coal plant was completed in 2020.