Trump is Pushing Coal Power Plants for AI

Written by Daniel Mercado

President Trump signed executive orders granting the Department of Energy emergency powers and wartime laws to increase coal production in order to boost steal manufacturing and provide energy to AI data centers. Specifically, Trump’s executive order defines coal as a “mineral” which allows it to fall under the guidelines for mineral production set by a previous executive order which orders increased production.

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