President Donald Trump signed several executives order to support the coal industry Trump said he will use the Defense Production Act to boost domestic production. The president pointed to the rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will tap the Defense Production Act to boost coal mining, a move that could put the federal purse behind reviving the fading industry in the United States.

The president will direct agencies to boost coal leasing, mining and exports. But these steps are unlikely to usher in a coal renaissance.

U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to expand the mining and use of coal inside the country in a bid to power the boom in data centers, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a senior White House official.

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.

The moves include loosening environmental rules, but it is unclear how much they can help reverse the sharp decline in coal power over the last two decades.

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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will tap the Defense Production Act to boost coal mining, a move that could put the federal purse behind reviving the fading industry in the United States.

President Donald Trump has signed four executive orders aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline.