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WATCH LIVE: Trump expected to announce $700m investment in coal plants, exports
President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry, with an announcement expected Thursday to spend nearly $700 million to support coal-fired power plants and coal exports.
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According to PBS News’s source item, WATCH LIVE: Trump expected to announce $700m investment in coal plants, exports, President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry, with an announcement expected Thursday to spend nearly $700 million to support coal-fired power plants and coal exports.
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- WATCH LIVE: Trump expected to announce $700m investment in coal plants, exportsPBS News - 2026-06-04T17:19:31+00:00
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