WASHINGTON, D. C. - Flanked by dozens of hard-hatted coal miners at a ceremony in the White House East Room, President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive orders at the White House meant to rekindle the coal industry after years of decline.

The orders direct agencies to lift barriers to coal mining and prioritize coal leasing on federal lands, and end Obama-era moratoriums.

President Donald Trump signed executive orders to expand the mining and use of coal inside the US, a bid to power the boom in energy-hungry data centers and revive a flagging US fossil fuel industry.

President Trump signed executive orders to bolster coal production with the White House claiming it as part of an effort to meet the energy-intensive needs of artificial intelligence data centers. NBC News' Chase Cain looks at the environmental impact of the executive orders and the cost of various types of electricity production.

President Trump signed four executive orders boosting the coal industry. Here's what to know and how it could affect you.

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday that aims to block the enforcement of state laws passed to reduce the use of fossil fuels and combat climate change.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday that aim to boost coal production in his latest action that runs counter to global efforts to curb carbon emissions.

President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday aimed at boosting the coal industry in Kentucky and across the country. The order would ease restrictions on mining, leasing and exports; tell the Interior Department to resume coal leasing on millions of acres of public lands;

President Trump will sign an executive order boosting the coal industry by rolling back efforts to curb a source of energy that's a major pollutant.