- A group of 23 Republican AGs wrote a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) supporting increased use of coal to meet growing energy needs.
- In the letter, the AGs argue that the U.S. energy grid is under growing pressure and that the only way to remain independent and globally competitive in the face of modern challenges brought on by artificial intelligence, the manufacturing sector, and technological development, is to support those energy-intensive operations with increased coal-fired energy production.
- The AGs specifically note their support for President Trump’s EO 14156, which declared a national energy emergency, and the DOI’s Order No. 3417 addressing the national energy emergency.