LITTLE ROCK, AR – On Tuesday Donald Trump signed executive orders aimed at boosting coal burning in the United States in part to support artificial intelligence data centers. Despite being surrounded by coal miners for the press conference, just days earlier Trump cut funding for coal miner protections and shuttered Mine Safety and Health Administration offices across the country.
Missoula, MT - President Trump signed an executive order promoting coal power under the continued false pretense of an energy emergency yesterday, calling for exemptions of environmental reviews, more leasing in the Powder River Basin, and keeping expensive coal plants open to power data centers.
Kansas City, Mo – Donald Trump’s executive orders aim to force coal plants to remain open past their scheduled retirement dates by invoking an outdated wartime law that allows the Department of Energy to compel power plants to temporarily remain operational. Donald Trump attempted a similar strategy during his first administration, but failed. Nearly 100 coal plants retired or announced retirements during Trump’s first term.
Indianapolis, Ind -- Donald Trump’s executive orders aim to force coal plants to remain open past their scheduled retirement dates by invoking an outdated wartime law that allows the Department of Energy to compel power plants to temporarily remain operational. Donald Trump attempted a similar strategy during his first administration, but failed. Nearly 100 coal plants retired or announced retirements during Trump’s first term.
Columbia, S.C. -- Donald Trump’s executive orders aim to force coal plants to remain open past their scheduled retirement dates by invoking an outdated wartime law that allows the Department of Energy to compel power plants to temporarily remain operational. Donald Trump attempted a similar strategy during his first administration, but failed. Nearly 100 coal plants retired or announced retirements during Trump’s first term.
Texas - Today Donald Trump signed executive orders aimed at boosting coal production in the United States in part to support artificial intelligence data centers. Texas has 12 operating coal plants, more than most other states, and also burns the second most coal per pound of all U.S. states. Despite being surrounded by coal miners for the press conference, just days earlier Trump cut funding for coal miner health and safety protections.
LOUISVILLE, KY - Kentuckians could see increased electricity costs and worsening health impacts as a result of executive orders being signed today by President Donald Trump. According to reporting, the executive orders will aim to force coal plants to remain open past their scheduled retirement dates by invoking an outdated wartime law that allows the Department of Energy to compel power plants to temporarily remain operational. Donald Trump attempted a similar strategy during his first administration, but nearly 100 coal plants retired or announced retirements during Trump’s first term in spite of his administration’s efforts.
MORGANTOWN, WV - West Virginians could see higher electricity costs and worsening health impacts as a result of executive orders being signed today by President Donald Trump. According to reporting, the executive orders will aim to force coal plants to remain open past their scheduled retirement dates by invoking an outdated wartime law that allows the Department of Energy to compel power plants to temporarily remain operating. Donald Trump attempted a similar strategy during his first administration, but in spite of his administration’s efforts, nearly 100 coal plants retired or announced retirements during Trump’s first term.
Washington, D.C. - According to Politico, today Donald Trump will sign executive orders in an attempt to bolster coal production in the United States.
Washington, D.C. - The operators of Colstrip Power Plant have requested a presidential exemption from the Environmental Protection Agency’s updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standard after Trump's EPA openly invited the fossil fuel industry to email the agency with requests for presidential exemptions from critical safeguards in the Clean Air Act.
Salt Lake City, UT – Today, in coordination with partners around the country, community members gathered at Rocky Mountain headquarters to protest the utility’s latest move to lock Utah into decades of costly, volatile fossil fuels – driving up energy bills while cleaner, more affordable renewables are overlooked. The demonstration comes after Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company, PacifiCorp’s, release of its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which slashes renewable energy investments and delays the transition to lower-cost clean power.
Yesterday, PacifiCorp, the parent company of Rocky Mountain Power which serves Wyoming, released its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), significantly scaling back and slow-walking investments in renewable energy, instead prioritizing expensive and volatile fossil fuels. The IRP, meant to guide the utility’s energy procurement strategy for the coming decades, represents a stark step backwards from cost-effective clean energy solutions that could lower customer bills and boost local economies.