Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241

What it means

This executive order designates coal as a vital energy resource and directs federal agencies to promote coal production and use. It requires removing regulatory barriers to coal mining on federal lands and prohibits policies that discourage coal investment or transition away from coal.

Expected impact

• Increased coal production and mining activities on federal lands
• Potential growth in coal industry jobs and exports
• Support for coal-powered electricity generation to meet growing demands from manufacturing and AI data centers
• Reversal of previous environmental policies that limited coal use
• Possible classification of coal as a "critical material" for steel production
• Development of new coal technologies and alternative uses for coal byproducts