‘He’s forcing higher bills’: Trump spends billions to kill clean energy and keep coal alive

Critics accuse president of ‘fattening the wallets of his cronies’ as working Americans face higher energy rates The Trump administration has directly spent $2.7bn of taxpayer money on its crusade against wind power while pouring $1.125bn into boosting coal, which critics say is pushing up…

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78d Guardian Environment ‘He’s forcing higher bills’: Trump spends billions to kill clean energy and keep coal alive — Critics accuse president of ‘fattening the wallets of his cronies’ as working Americans face higher energy rates The Trump administration has directly spent…

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energy.gov Energy Department to Use Defense Production Act Funding to Expand Coal Capacity at 13 Plants and Build Export Infrastructure

gridstrategiesllc.com Grid Strategies Cost Of Federal Mandates To Retain Fossil Burning Power Plants (gridstrategiesllc.com)

netl.doe.gov DOE’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office Invests $3.6 Million to Modernize America’s Coal-Fired Power Plants

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