Melissa Goldin | The Associated Press and
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive orders designed to boost the U.S. coal industry, outlining steps to protect coal-fired power plants and expedite leases for coal mining on U.S. land. But in touting the benefits of coal, he misrepresented several aspects of its safety and use.
Here’s a look at the facts.
CLAIM: “I call it beautiful, clean coal. I told my people, never use the word coal unless you put beautiful, clean before it.”
THE FACTS: The production of coal is cleaner now than it has been historically, but that doesn’t...
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