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US coal consumption drops to lowest level since 1979
A report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration projected Tuesday that 2018 would see the lowest U.S. coal consumption since 1979, as well as the second-greatest number on record of coal-fired power plants shutting down.
Trump’s enthusiasm for coal has helped to make Appalachian “coal country” one of Trump’s most fervent bases of support as Trump racked up big wins in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and other states.
“The coal industry is back,” Trump declared at one rally in West Virginia last summer.
Federal government figures continue to show otherwise, however, as market forces inexorably tamp down coal demand.
No amount of conservative policy can reverse progress
A report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration projected Tuesday that 2018 would see the lowest U.S. coal consumption since 1979, as well as the second-greatest number on record of coal-fired power plants shutting down.
Trump’s enthusiasm for coal has helped to make Appalachian “coal country” one of Trump’s most fervent bases of support as Trump racked up big wins in West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and other states.
“The coal industry is back,” Trump declared at one rally in West Virginia last summer.
Federal government figures continue to show otherwise, however, as market forces inexorably tamp down coal demand.
No amount of conservative policy can reverse progress