The U.S. is set to announce on Monday policies to try to boost the output of coal, the Interior Department said, as the Trump administration seeks to reverse the decline of the fuel's use. President Donald Trump in April signed executive orders to increase coal output, in one of his many actions that run counter to global efforts to cut carbon emissions.

Coal-burning plants generated about 15% of U.S. electricity in 2024, a fall from 50% in 2000, according to the Energy Information Administration, as fracking and other drilling methods have hiked natural gas output. Solar and wind power growth has also cut coal use.

The coal workforce has sunk to about 40,000 from 70,000 10 years ago.

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, and an

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