Matthew Daly
Reporter with the Associated Press
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South Carolina lawmakers to Trump: Save nuclear fuel project
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and the state's congressional delegation urged President Donald Trump on Thursday, October 18, 2018, to reconsider his administration's plan to shut down a half-built nuclear fuel facility in their state.
In boon for farmers, Trump to lift restrictions on ethanol
The Trump administration is moving to allow year-round sales of gasoline with higher blends of ethanol, a boon for Iowa and other farm states that have pushed for greater sales of the corn-based fuel.
Trump ready to ease rules on coal-fired power plants
The Trump administration is set to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts to slow global warming, the Clean Power Plan that restricts greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants.
EPA's new chief is former coal lobbyist, Senate staffer
The new leader of the Environmental Protection Agency is a former coal industry lobbyist who helped lead an industry fight against regulations that protect Americans' health and address climate change.
Energy agency rejects Trump bid to boost coal, nuclear power
An independent energy agency on Monday, January 8, 2018, rejected a Trump administration plan to bolster coal-fired and nuclear power plants, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's efforts to boost the struggling coal industry.
Interior Dept. scraps Obama-era rule on coal royalties
The Interior Department on Monday, August 7, 2017, scrapped an Obama-era rule on coal royalties that mining companies had criticized as burdensome and costly.
Trump administration hails deal to export coal to Ukraine
The Trump administration says a Pennsylvania-based coal company has won a contract to supply coal used for heating to Ukraine's state-owned power company.
Trump plan to sell off half of oil stockpile sparks debate
President Donald Trump's proposal to sell nearly half the U.S. emergency oil stockpile is sparking renewed debate about whether the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is still needed.
Trump signs order aimed at opening Arctic drilling
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday, April 28, 2017 aimed at expanding drilling in the Arctic and opening other federal areas to oil and gas exploration.