Stop Trump's $700 Million Coal Industry Giveaway

Donald Trump is abusing emergency wartime powers to hand $700 million in taxpayer money to the coal industry.

Trump is using the Defense Production Act — a law meant to respond to real national emergencies — to prop up coal plants, coal mines, new coal construction, and even a coal export terminal in California.

Coal pollution is dangerous and deadly. Coal plants release toxic air pollution linked to asthma, heart disease, respiratory illness, and premature death. Burning coal also pours climate pollution into the atmosphere, making heat waves, floods, wildfires, and extreme storms worse. Communities near coal plants and mines should not be forced to breathe dirtier air so Trump can reward polluters.

Tell Congress: No taxpayer money for the coal industry. Click here to sign the petition.

The inclusion of a coal export terminal makes this giveaway even more absurd. If Trump claims the United States needs coal for national security, why is his administration using taxpayer money to help ship coal overseas? Funding an export terminal in Oakland makes clear this is not about defending the country or lowering costs for American families. It is about helping the coal industry sell more dirty fuel.

Taxpayer dollars should be used to protect people — not to keep deadly, outdated coal plants online, expand coal exports, or deepen the climate crisis. We should be investing in clean energy, public health, and lower bills, not subsidizing an industry that poisons our air and threatens our future.

Add your name now and demand Congress stop Trump’s $700 million coal industry giveaway before more public money is wasted.

The petition to Congress reads: "Stop Trump’s $700 million coal industry giveaway. Block taxpayer funding for coal plants, coal mines, and coal export terminals, and investigate the Trump administration’s inappropriate use of the Defense Production Act to reward the coal industry."