How Much Does Trump Dig Coal? DOI Plans to Modernize Coal-Lease Program May be an Early Test

SUGAR LAND--January 13, 2017--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--During his campaign for president, Donald Trump repeatedly vowed to slash "job-killing regulations" and restore Coal Country to its glory days. In campaign speeches delivered in Coal Country, signs proclaiming "Trump Digs Coal" were prominently and enthusiastically waved. The world will soon see the degree to which Donald Trump, as president, still digs coal.

Within this article: How Trump's presidency could--or could not--alter the outlook for the coal industry.