Trump’s exit from Paris climate accord won’t revive coal jobs

THE ABUNDANCE OF INEXPENSIVE NATURAL GAS and the maturation of the renewable energy industry have been decimating the coal industry, not government policy, according to industry observers.
THE ABUNDANCE OF INEXPENSIVE NATURAL GAS and the maturation of the renewable energy industry have been decimating the coal industry, not government policy, according to industry observers. / BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump is making good on his campaign promise to exit the Paris climate accord, but fulfilling his vow to bring back coal jobs will prove harder. The vast majority of America’s coal gets shipped to a fast-shrinking fleet of power plants that burn the fuel, and there’s no easy path…

Register to keep reading or subscribe today and receive unlimited access.
Register Now Already a Subscriber? Login now

If you have already logged in and are still seeing this message, please refresh the page as your browser is caching the old content.

Purchase NowWant to share this story? Click Here to purchase a link that allows anyone to read it on any device whether or not they are a subscriber.

No posts to display