CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it's safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The Department of Government Efficiency ...

President Donald Trump shakes hands with coal miner Jeff Crowe during an event on energy production in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex ...

lift barriers to coal mining and prioritize coal leasing on U.S. lands. In a related action, Trump also signed a proclamation offering coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from federal ...

"We're bringing back an industry that was abandoned," Trump said at the White House, standing in front of about three dozen mostly male coal miners wearing hard hats. "We're going to put the ...

lift barriers to coal mining and prioritize coal leasing on U.S. lands. Trump, a Republican, has long promised to boost what he calls “beautiful” coal to fire power plants and for other uses ...

SAM PETSONK: When I was a child, I'd look up and I'd see coal miners, seeming larger than life, you know, doubled over, coughing, scarcely able to walk, work or breathe. NOGUCHI: Today ...