Trump's Efforts to Revive Coal Power Face Economic and Environmental Challenges
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President Trump is redirecting nearly $625 million in federal funds, originally intended for clean energy and carbon capture projects, to revive aging coal plants, raising concerns about the deviation from the original statutory purposes and the potential undermining of clean energy goals.
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