On Wednesday (11 February), the world leader signed an executive order directing the Department of War to buy electricity from coal-fired power plants, 'ensuring that we have more reliable power and stronger and more resilient grid power,' as part of his push to revive the industry.

Mr. Trump is trying to revive coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel. At the White House, coal executives awarded him a trophy as the “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal.”

A pro-coal group gave President Donald Trump an award at a White House event where he directed the Pentagon to buy electricity from coal plants.

In April 2025, President Trump signed a series of Executive Orders to designate coal as a mineral, lift barriers to coal mining on Federal lands, and grant regulatory relief from burdensome Biden-era restrictions on certain coal-fired power plants.