(WASHINGTON, DC) – North Dakota’s Congressional delegation are applauding President Donald Trump’s signing of executive orders relating to the coal industry.
President Donald Trump signed the orders, invoking emergency authorities to prevent the shutdown of critical coal-fired power plants and support domestic electricity production. The orders rely on provisions in the Federal Power Act to keep needed plants online and allow utilities to temporarily bypass costly federal regulations.
“President Trump affirmed what North Dakotans have known: coal is reliable, abundant, and essential to American energy dominance. At a time when reliable baseload power is being shut down without adequate replacement, his Executive Orders are exactly what we need. With electricity demand from AI and data centers surging, the U.S. urgently needs always-available power—and that’s what coal provides, especially the mine-mouth coal power we produce in North Dakota,” said Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak.
During the Biden administration, Senator Kevin Cramer highlighted how its regulatory actions against coal would lead to disastrous consequences. He introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Clean Power Plan 2.0 rule and celebrated the agency’s announcement to roll it back on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Deregulation Day
“It was a really good day for American energy. These executive orders that President Trump signed reflect not just a temporary reprieve in the war against coal, but really a revolutionary break from the Biden administration’s pessimistic philosophy of scarcity,” Cramer said.
Senator John Hoeven has been working to secure the future of the coal industry in the country.
“Leveraging our vast coal reserves, including those on federal lands, is a key part of our efforts to make the U.S. truly energy dominant. North Dakota has long led the way on priorities like CCUS, and I look forward to continuing my efforts with the administration, including Interior Secretary Burgum and Energy Secretary Wright, to provide the regulatory relief and legal certainty needed to unlock our country’s energy potential,” he said.
