The Trump administration’s drive to boost the United States’ coal production is gaining momentum with coal lease bids awarded in Alabama and Utah, new mine permits issued in Tennessee and Wyoming, and late September’s opening of more than 13.1 million acres of federal mineral estate across six western states to coal mining.
President Donald Trump’s January executive orders “Declaring a National Energy Emergency” and “Unleashing American Energy” and April executive action “Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry” have loosened regulations, streamlined permitting, and classified coal, a sedimentary rock, as a critical mineral.
Those orders and policy actions are being implemented under the fiscal year 2026 budget as key components in increasing energy production to meet spiking electricity demand largely spurred by artificial intelligence and data center development….
Trump Coal Boost Gains Momentum as Bids, Land Opened Up
