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Trump Administration’s Coal Investments Breathe New Life Into Plants With Repeated Violations

At least three of the 12 coal plants the Trump administration funded have been repeatedly cited for violating environmental regulations, amplifying public-health concerns.

By Ajani Stella

 The coal-fired Cumberland Fossil Plant operated by Tennessee Valley Authority. Credit: TVA
A newly constructed coal-fired power plant is seen on Aug. 6, 2025, in Bijie, China. Credit: Tao Liang/Xinhua via Getty Images

Despite Record Renewable Growth, China Is Still Betting on Coal

By Andrew Liu
The coal-fired Stanton Energy Center in Orlando, Fla. Credit: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Trump Administration Emergency Order to Keep Florida Coal Plant Running

By Amy Green
A pile of coal is seen at the Longview power plant in Maidsville, W.Va. Credit: Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Trump Funds Two New Coal Plants and Extends Another Dozen, Citing ‘Energy Dominance’

By Steven Rodas
Duke Energy’s coal-fired Roxboro plant sits on the shores of Hyco Lake in Person County. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

Trump Administration Doubles Down on Coal Power in North Carolina

By Lisa Sorg
A gas turbine is delivered to Duke Energy’s natural gas-fired power plant in Lincoln County, North Carolina, in 2019. Credit: Duke Energy

A New N.C. Ratepayer Bill Puts the Brakes on Data Centers, but Incentivizes Fossil Fuels

By Lisa Sorg
An aerial view of a coal ash pond in Jefferson County, Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Environmentalists Turn Out in Force to Oppose Trump Coal Ash Rollbacks

By Arcelia Martin
A view of the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich. Credit: Consumers Energy

What Is an Energy Emergency? The Trump Administration Says It Alone Decides.

By Marianne Lavelle
The coal-fired Mill Creek Generating Station is seen from the Valley Village neighborhood on Feb. 14 in Louisville, Ky. Credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images

Unpacking Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Prop Up Coal

By Dan Gearino
Georgia Power is planning to add four combined-cycle gas turbines at its coal-fired Bowen power plant in Bartow County, Georgia. Credit: Alan Cressler/USGS

Environmental Groups Challenge Air Permit for Natural Gas Expansion at Atlanta Plant

By Ryan Krugman
A view of the coal-fired Mill Creek Generating Station on Feb. 14 from the Valley Village neighborhood in Louisville, Ky. Credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images

Without Weighing Costs to Public Health, EPA Rolls Back Air Pollution Standards for Coal Plants

By Kiley Bense
The coal-fired Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio. Credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

A Perplexing Ohio Bill Would Ban Wind, Solar … and Coal?

By Dan Gearino
A coal fuel supply train sits adjacent to the stacks of the coal-fired units at the W.A. Parish Generating Station in Richmond, Texas. Credit: Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

Trump Will Order Defense Department to Buy Coal Power

By Phil McKenna
The cooling towers and main unit of the Chinese–funded Sahiwal coal plant dominate the skyline above rural farmlands in Punjab, Pakistan. Credit: Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News

The Chinese Coal Offer Pakistan Couldn’t Afford But Didn’t Refuse

By Aman Azhar
Xcel Energy’s coal-fired Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo, Colo. Credit: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Trump’s Push for Coal in Colorado Could Bring ‘Massive’ Harm to Public Lands and Rural Communities, Advocates Say

By Jake Bolster
Plant Barry’s toxic coal ash lagoon is more than a mile across at some points and is surrounded by the Mobile River, located just feet from its edge. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

How Alabama Power Has Left the ‘American Amazon’ at Risk

By Lee Hedgepeth
In Washngton state, power lines carry electricity near Diablo Dam and the North Cascades National Park. The Trump administration says there is an emergency in the Pacific Northwest because of a shortage of electricity. Credit: David McNew/Newsmakers

Trump’s Energy Secretary Orders a Washington State Coal Plant to Remain Open

By Blaine Harden
A view of the coal-fired Coal Creek Station power plant near Underwood, N.D. Credit: Dan Koeck/The Washington Post via Getty Images

‘Burning Money’: Dept. of Energy Directs $100 Million to Modernize Declining Coal Plants

By Anika Jane Beamer
A view of an operational Merrimack Station in Bow, N.H. Credit: Eversource NH/CC BY-ND 2.0

New England Says Goodbye to Coal as Merrimack Station Powers Down

By Ryan Krugman

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