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Trump Promised Big On Coal. Can He Deliver?
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Coal country is celebrating Donald Trump’s election victory. Support for Trump was strong from Appalachia to Wyoming, and people have high hopes he can reverse coal’s recent downturn. But can he?
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Energy Challenges For President Trump
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Donald Trump promised sweeping reforms to the energy industry during the campaign. He promised to bring back coal jobs, boost domestic oil and gas production, while repealing climate change regulations and gutting the Environmental Protection Agency. Essentially his plan aims at reversing much of what the Obama administration delivered on energy and climate in the last eight years. Now that Trump is the president-elect, how much of that will he actually be able to do?
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The Results: 6 Energy Contests
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Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday will have an immense impact on energy and environmental policy in this country. What exactly he and his administration will do with regards to bringing back the coal industry, deregulating oil and gas, exiting from the Paris Climate accord etc., will be discussed and analyzed in the days and weeks to come. In the meantime, here are the results of several important energy issues were on state ballots this week.
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In A Race To Represent Coal Country, Two Visions For The Future
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What to do about coal jobs has been a major theme this election season, with each side pointing fingers at the other, from the presidential debate stage to local town halls. On Colorado’s western slope, two candidates running for Congress are divided on the issue and are nearly matched in campaign contributions as election day approaches.
