Who Will Save The Coal Mining Industry?

Before he was elected, one of President Trump’s promises on the campaign trail was to help re-ignite growth in the US coal mining industry. Regulations designed to control emissions, along with cheap overseas imports and rising costs, have resulted in a slow death of the US coal industry. [klarman] According to the latest Energy Information Administration production figures, through the first three weeks of the year, US coal production totaled an estimated 40.2 million st, down 7.3% from the year-ago period. Weekly US coal production totaled an estimated 14.65 million st in the week ended January 20, down 11.2% from…