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Trump tells Pentagon to buy more coal power |
President Trump on Wednesday directed the Pentagon to purchase more power from coal plants – in a boost to the declining fossil fuel. |
"I will sign an executive order that directs the Department of War to work directly with coal plants on the new power purchasing agreements, ensuring that we have more reliable power and stronger and more resilient grid power and we're going to be buying a lot of coal through the military now," Trump announced in the White House East Room.
The order says that the military, "shall seek to procure power from the United States coal generation fleet" through long-term purchase agreements.
Trump also the administration's efforts to fund coal plants in West Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina and Kentucky. The Energy Department said in a press release that it would put $175 million toward six plants, including to extend their lives. On the same day as Trump's announcement, the Tennessee Valley Authority, a utility owned by the federal government that serves parts of seven states, indefinitely extended the life of two coal plants that were slated to retire in 2026 and 2028 respectively. Read more at TheHill.com. |
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A key official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicated Wednesday that he believes the nation's threshold for the declaration of major disasters is too low as various changes loom for the agency under the Trump administration. |
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Anthropic said Wednesday that it will cover increases in consumer electricity prices that result from its data centers, becoming the latest company to make commitments in the face of growing pushback to the AI infrastructure. |
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House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would fund every agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) except Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Office of the Secretary. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The Trump administration is expected to repeal the landmark EPA finding that climate change endangers the public.
- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on several bills
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. Read more |
| President Trump said Tuesday he raised tariffs on Switzerland after a phone call with the country’s former president, saying he did not approve of “the way she talked.” Read more |
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