Trump Executive Order Seeks to Reverse Decline of Coal

April 9, 2025--Written by Paul Wiseman for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Declaring that "pound for pound, coal is the single most reliable, durable, secure, and powerful form of energy there is on earth today," President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a four-part executive order designed to promote the fuel's use in industry and in power plants. "It's cheap, incredibly efficient, high-density, and it's almost indestructible," he added.