Trump Announces $700 Million in Funds Meant to Boost Coal Industry

Scritto il 04/06/2026
da Maxine Joselow and Brad Plumer

The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades.Of the roughly $700 million in total funding, $425 million would be used to upgrade and extend the life of 13 coal plants that otherwise might have closed in the coming years.