Trump Admin Moves To Demolish Biden-Era Coal Crackdown
Audrey Streb
DCNF Energy Reporter
September 29, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Monday that it will unlock over 13 million acres for coal leasing on federal land, roll back regulations and invest $625 million into the coal industry as part of a multi-agency initiative.
The Department of the Interior (DOI), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) all announced while at a DOI-hosted “beautiful, clean coal” event that the agencies will do their part to bolster the coal industry in line with President Donald Trump’s energy agenda. In contrast, the Biden administration imposed stringent regulations on the coal industry, with former President Joe Biden vowing to shut coal “plants down all across America,” which several energy sector experts explained to the Daily Caller News Foundation weakened grid reliability and jeopardized America’s edge in the artificial intelligence (AI) race with China.
“After years of the Obama-Biden administrations dismantling America’s coal industry and destroying thousands of good jobs, what do we have to show for it? A less reliable grid, higher electricity prices, and a stronger China, now the world’s largest coal consumer by far. President Trump is right to reverse course and embrace the most responsibly produced coal on the planet: American coal,” Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, told the DCNF. “By opening 13 million acres for coal leasing and investing $625 million in coal-fired power, the administration is ensuring we have the reliable, affordable energy needed to power data centers, factories, and a growing economy. This is Energy Dominance in action. It strengthens our grid, creates jobs, and secures America’s energy future.”
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/29/trump-admin-moves-to-demolish-biden-era-coal-crackdown/
