Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/31/trump-coal-plants-taxpayer-dollars "The Trump administration has given support to almost half of the nation’s coal plants, helping them to continue operating despite economic and regulatory headwinds, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Defense Fund. The analysis...found that 90 [nearly half] received support from the Trump administration..." 1/2