President Donald Trump's return to office could bring some temporary relief to the beleaguered U.S. coal industry.

One goal mentioned was increasing baseload power generation to help reduce electric bills for individuals and businesses as well as prevent blackouts and brownouts.

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration’s ambitions to boost fossil fuel production.

Indonesia responds to newly sworn-in US President Donald Trump's decision to quit the Paris Agreement global climate pact.

Pennsylvania could help President Donald Trump’s second administration achieve its energy goals, but not in the way most people may think. Fracking and Trump’s promise to “drill, baby, drill” were staples of his campaign speeches in Pennsylvania last year as he attacked former Vice President Kamala Harris’ flip-flopping on the issue.

Duke Energy is one of ten energy companies calling on the Trump administration to halt pollution regulations. The energy company, which serves over 2 million Floridians, is facing backlash from environmental groups. The January 15th letter was addressed to the newly appointed US Environmental Protection Administrator Lee Zeldin.

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. There is renewed talk of a coal power comeback in the United States ...

In executive orders signed on Monday, the president prioritized oil, gas, nuclear, coal, hydropower, biofuel and critical mineral efforts, but wind and solar were notably left out.

Donald Trump wants his Energy Department to quickly approve new liquified natural gas export projects. A late Biden study could slow things down.

President Donald Trump said he will expedite the construction of power plants for artificial intelligence through an emergency declaration. Trump said the plants can use whatever fuel they want, including coal.

As promised, President Donald Trump began reversing the country’s energy policies on his first day in office with a spate of orders largely favoring oil, gas and coal.

Trump suggested that coal could help meet the growing electricity demand from manufacturing and large data centres for artificial intelligence (AI). Energy experts warn that any boost for coal under Trump is likely to be short-lived,