Trump’s Big Coal Move Is A Giant Backhand to ‘America Last’ Democrats

More than $425 million will be used to upgrade and keep open 13 existing coal-fired plants across West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Arizona, Indiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Another $185 million, pulled directly from climate programs, will fund new coal projects in Alaska, Maryland, and West Virginia.

The remaining $75 million will be used to build the West Gateway coal export terminal in Northern California, with capacity to handle 12 million tons of coal for markets in Japan, Taiwan, and other Asian nations.

.@POTUS: “Today, we’re taking historic action to bring down the price of energy and the cost of living for all Americans with the power of clean, beautiful coal… As a result of the $700M investment that I’m announcing today, we will protect 14 coal plants and 42 coal mines, and… pic.twitter.com/37elZ0ImxF

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 4, 2026

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