Mastodawn

Trump's crazy coal scheme is headed for flameout: where are the workers?

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/06/05/coal-jobs-power-plants-trump-electricity-costs/

#coal #coaljobs #coalminers #coalindustry #fossilfuels #coalpower #mining #energy #fossilenergy #coalmining #powerplants #naturalgas #lng #us #energy #energypolicy #workforce #railways

Trump Doubles Down On Coal -- No, Seriously, Not A Joke

If US President Donald Trump really wants to restore the US coal industry to its former glory -- oh, never mind.

CleanTechnica

Tina M Casey Jun 6

Trump's crazy coal scheme is headed for flameout: where are the workers?

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/06/05/coal-jobs-power-plants-trump-electricity-costs/

#coal #coaljobs #coalminers #coalindustry #fossilfuels #coalpower #mining #energy #fossilenergy #coalmining #powerplants #naturalgas #lng #us #energy #energypolicy #workforce #railways

Trump Doubles Down On Coal -- No, Seriously, Not A Joke

If US President Donald Trump really wants to restore the US coal industry to its former glory -- oh, never mind.

CleanTechnica

Tina M Casey Jun 5

Dream on, Klingon: Coal jobs are never coming back.

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/06/05/coal-jobs-power-plants-trump-electricity-costs/

#coal #coaljobs #coalminers #coalindustry #fossilfuels #coalpower #powerplants #naturalgas #lng #us #energy #energypolicy

Trump Doubles Down On Coal -- No, Seriously, Not A Joke

If US President Donald Trump really wants to restore the US coal industry to its former glory -- oh, never mind.

CleanTechnica

Tina M Casey Jun 5

Dream on, Klingon: Coal jobs are never coming back.

https://cleantechnica.com/2026/06/05/coal-jobs-power-plants-trump-electricity-costs/

#coal #coaljobs #coalminers #coalindustry #fossilfuels #coalpower #powerplants #naturalgas #lng #us #energy #energypolicy

Trump Doubles Down On Coal -- No, Seriously, Not A Joke

If US President Donald Trump really wants to restore the US coal industry to its former glory -- oh, never mind.

CleanTechnica

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getmisch Jun 5

Current regime using the Defense Production Act (1950, Korean War) to gift #millionaire #coal #barons a handout w our #TaxMoney.
Article jokes that new #PhoneBooths are next, coal use has gone down so much. They explain that more ppl in U.S. work in a #WaffleHouse than in the #CoalIndustry.
Biden = 0 new coal permits
Now = 76 new coal permits
Revived/ revised promotional #mascot "Coalie" w huge eyes, hardhat... the department defended the use of the #cartoon.
#pollution
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/trump-coal-defense-production-act

Bi Sasquatch May 10

"While the Trump administration is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to coal projects, miners in Appalachia are suffering from a resurgence of black lung disease. But industry pushback is delaying federal rules that would reduce miners’ exposure to deadly silica dust."

#BlackLung #CoalMining #SilicaDust #Appalachia #MiningReform #PublicHealth #CoalIndustry #Trump

https://e360.yale.edu/features/black-lung-pennsylvania

In Coal Country, Black Lung Surges as Federal Protections Stall

While the Trump administration is directing hundreds of millions of dollars to coal projects, miners in Appalachia are suffering from a resurgence of black lung disease. But industry pushback is delaying federal rules that would reduce miners’ exposure to deadly silica dust.

Yale E360