Trump issues order to direct DoD to purchase electricity from aging coal-fired power plants
Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. Department of Defense to purchase electricity from coal-fired power plants. The White House also said they would provide funding ($175M) to five coal plants in West Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, and Kentucky to keep them online beyond their scheduled retirement dates.
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