Coal Miners Sue Trump Admin After It Halts Black Lung Protections

Photo: President Trump signs executive actions to support the coal industry at an Unleashing American Energy Executive Order Event – April 8, 2025. Photo credit: The White House via Flickr. US government work. Article by Lucas Ropek. Gizmodo – April 15, 2025.

Trump has long espoused a love of coal. “I call it beautiful, clean coal—I tell my people to never use the word ‘coal’ unless you put ‘beautiful, clean’ before it,” the president recently said during a press event involving a backdrop of men dressed in coal miner outfits. The former reality TV star has also called the coal industry “just about the best,” and recently passed an executive order that seeks to “Reinvigorate America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry.” […]

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