President Trump Signs Executive Order On Energy Production

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside coal and energy workers during an executive order signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House on April 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has elected to roll back Biden-era environmental policies with the intention to help revive coal-fired plants in order to restore America’s energy independence.

At the beginning of this century Kentucky and other states that relied on burning coal for electricity enjoyed an economic edge, but competition from cheaper energy sources has dulled that edge.

On Tuesday, some prominent Kentuckians looked on as President Donald Trump signed executive orders aimed at reviving demand for coal. Coal company executive Joe Craft, a Republican megadonor, and Senate President Robert Stivers were in the East Room for the signing ceremony. And one of the orders Trump signed resembles a 2023 Kentucky law making it harder for utilities to retire coal-fired power plants, reports the nonprofit newsroom NOTUS.

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