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Trump says the future of AI is powered by coal

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President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders on Tuesday to promote the rapid growth of the coal industry.

The orders were part of a series designed to promote coal mining, opening federal lands for mining, designating coal as a critical mineral, and using his emergency authorization powers to relax environmental regulations on coal.

The order directs the Commerce, Energy , and Interior Departments to conduct studies determining “where coal-powered infrastructure is available and suitable for supporting AI data centers” and whether it would be economically feasible.