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Report: Trump administration spent $950m propping up US coal plants

Original: Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says

An Environmental Defense Fund analysis says the Trump administration directed roughly $950 million in taxpayer money to about half of US coal plants, alongside Clean Air Act exemptions that critics describe as free passes to pollute. Environmental groups say the subsidies prop up unprofitable, polluting plants at public expense, while supporters frame it as protecting grid reliability and coal communities.

Why now: A new environmental group report alleges government money and pollution exemptions went to coal plants, reigniting debate over energy and climate policy.

Donald TrumpEnvironmental Defense FundUS coal plantsClean Air Act

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Evidence

• Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says · The Guardian

  Environmental Defense Fund analysis shows administration handed out $950m and Clean Air Act exemptions

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