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ScienceT2 · Outlet report

The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.

In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open.

1 update1 source1 mention here
Sep 28, 2026
Latest: The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged. · NYT
BusinessT2 · Outlet report

How Trump’s Iran war could make the world more reliant on coal

The energy crisis sparked by the war is making some countries consider ramping up their use of dirty fuels Not two months in office, as the price of west Texas crude approached…

2 updates1 source2 weeks long2 mentions here
Apr 5, 2026 → Apr 20, 2026
Latest: Europe’s last coal – a photo essay · The Guardian
ScienceT2 · Outlet report

Trump Orders Dept. of Defense to Buy Electricity From Coal Sources

The article discusses President Trump's latest directive to the Department of Defense (DoD) to purchase electricity from coal sources. This move is part of the administration's…

5 updates3 sources9 days long3 mentions here
Feb 11, 2026 → Feb 20, 2026
Latest: Trump is making coal plants even dirtier as AI demands more energy · The Verge
TechnologyT2 · Outlet report

Under Trump, EPA’s enforcement of environmental laws collapses, report finds

According to a recent report, the enforcement of environmental laws by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has significantly declined under the Trump administration. The…

2 updates1 source1 mention here
Feb 18, 2026
Latest: E.P.A. Plans to Loosen Mercury Rules for Coal Plants, Documents Show · NYT
TechnologyT2 · Outlet report

Trump Wrecked Climate Policy in a Year. Can We Ever Go Back?

The article discusses the impact of President Trump's policies on climate change and environmental regulations. It argues that Trump's aggressive moves to dismantle key climate…

3 updates1 source1 mention here
Feb 12, 2026
Latest: Analysis: Trump takes victory lap after biggest climate rollback yet · BBC
PoliticsT2 · Outlet report

RTX Set to Boost Missile Production After Taking a Trump Beating

RTX Corp., a major defense contractor, has reached agreements with the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate the production of five critical weapons, including a new variant of…

7 updates1 source2 mentions here
Feb 11, 2026
Latest: Supreme Court Axes Trump's Tariffs | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 2/20/2026 · Bloomberg
TechnologyT2 · Outlet report

Trump Forces Coal Plants to Stay Open as AI Drives Power Demand

Trump's energy secretary ordered a Washington coal plant to keep running, part of a vow to keep all US coal plants open. The administration simultaneously pushed tech giants to…

6 updates3 sources4 weeks long5 mentions here
Dec 19, 2025 → Jan 16, 2026
Latest: Trump and States Aim to Stop A.I. From Inflating Energy Bills · NYT
ScienceT2 · Outlet report

MAHA Activists Urge Trump to Fire Lee Zeldin at the E.P.A.

In a recent development, activists from the MAHA movement have called for the dismissal of Lee Zeldin, the current head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The activists…

6 updates1 source1 mention here
Dec 24, 2025
Latest: A Copper Smelter in Miami, Arizona, Faced Tighter Rules. Then Trump Intervened. · NYT
PoliticsT2 · Outlet report

US Plans to Use Emergency Powers to Stop More Coal Closures

The Trump administration plans to utilize emergency powers to prevent further closures of coal-fired power plants in the United States. According to sources familiar with the…

1 update1 source1 mention here
Sep 24, 2025
Latest: US Plans to Use Emergency Powers to Stop More Coal Closures · Bloomberg
ScienceT2 · Outlet report

E.P.A. Delays Required Cleanups of Toxic Coal Ash Landfills

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has delayed the required cleanups of toxic coal ash landfills, a move that is seen as a concession to the coal industry. This decision…

4 updates1 source1 mention here
Jul 18, 2025
Latest: How Trump Is Transforming the U.S. Government’s Environmental Role · NYT

Coverage timeline (18 latest)

The most recent articles mentioning coal, grouped by month. Open a story above to read it as a full timeline.

September 2026

1 article
Sep 28, 2026 · NYT
The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.

In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open.

April 2026

2 articles
Apr 20, 2026 · The Guardian
Europe’s last coal – a photo essay

In Poland, 80,000 people still work in coalmines – the last in the European Union that is fully committed to the energy transition. Once active mines are being converted to…

Apr 5, 2026 · The Guardian
How Trump’s Iran war could make the world more reliant on coal

The energy crisis sparked by the war is making some countries consider ramping up their use of dirty fuels Not two months in office, as the price of west Texas crude approached…

February 2026

7 articles
Feb 20, 2026 · The Verge
Trump is making coal plants even dirtier as AI demands more energy

The Trump administration has repealed the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which were put in place to regulate mercury and other toxic pollutants from power plants. This…

Feb 18, 2026 · NYT
E.P.A. Plans to Loosen Mercury Rules for Coal Plants, Documents Show

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to loosen regulations on mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, according to documents obtained by news sources. This move…

Feb 12, 2026 · BBC
Analysis: Trump takes victory lap after biggest climate rollback yet

The Trump administration has finalized a rule that significantly rolls back Obama-era climate regulations on power plants. This move is the latest in the president's efforts to…

Feb 12, 2026 · Ars Technica
Trump orders the military to make agreements with coal power plants

The article discusses President Trump's order for the military to make agreements with coal power plants. The administration's rationale for this move is said to have little…

Feb 11, 2026 · NYT
Trump Orders Dept. of Defense to Buy Electricity From Coal Sources

The article discusses President Trump's latest directive to the Department of Defense (DoD) to purchase electricity from coal sources. This move is part of the administration's…

Feb 11, 2026 · Bloomberg
Trump Orders Pentagon to Buy Coal Power in Boost to Industry

In a move aimed at supporting the coal industry, President Donald Trump has issued an order directing the Pentagon to purchase electricity from coal-powered plants. This decision…

Feb 11, 2026 · Bloomberg
Trump to Direct Pentagon to Buy Coal Power to Revive Industry

The article reports that President Donald Trump plans to direct the Pentagon to purchase power from coal-fired power plants in an effort to revive the coal industry in the United…

January 2026

3 articles
Jan 16, 2026 · TechCrunch
Trump administration wants tech companies to buy $15B of power plants they may not use

The Trump administration is pushing for a $15 billion plan to have tech companies purchase power plants they may not need. The proposal aims to address rising electricity prices…

Jan 16, 2026 · Bloomberg
Trump to Push for Tech Giants to Pay for Power Costs

The article discusses President Donald Trump's plan to push for an emergency wholesale electricity auction that would require technology companies to fund the construction of new…

Jan 15, 2026 · Bloomberg
Trump Officials Vow to Keep All US Coal Plants Running

The Trump administration has vowed to keep all US coal-fired power plants running, citing the need to meet increasing electricity demand and drive a revival of the country's…

December 2025

3 articles
Dec 31, 2025 · Ars Technica
Here we go again: Retiring coal plant forced to stay open by Trump Admin

The Trump administration has intervened to keep a retiring coal-fired power plant in Colorado operational, despite the plant's planned closure. The Nucla Station, owned by…

Dec 24, 2025 · NYT
Trump Tosses Lifelines to the Struggling Coal Industry

The Trump administration has taken measures to support the struggling coal industry in the United States. The Department of Energy has ordered two coal-burning power plants to…

Dec 19, 2025 · Ars Technica
Trump’s energy secretary orders a Washington state coal plant to remain open

The U.S. Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, has ordered a coal-fired power plant in Washington state to remain open, citing an energy "emergency" in the Pacific Northwest. The plant,…

September 2025

1 article
Sep 24, 2025 · Bloomberg
US Plans to Use Emergency Powers to Stop More Coal Closures

The Trump administration plans to utilize emergency powers to prevent further closures of coal-fired power plants in the United States. According to sources familiar with the…

July 2025

1 article
Jul 18, 2025 · NYT
E.P.A. Delays Required Cleanups of Toxic Coal Ash Landfills

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has delayed the required cleanups of toxic coal ash landfills, a move that is seen as a concession to the coal industry. This decision…