Coal is having a moment.

Just last week, the Trump administration announced the opening of 13 million acres in federal lands for coal mining and said $625 million in funding would be available to recommission or modernize coal-fired power plants as a part of President Donald Trump effort to reverse the yearslong decline in the country’s coal industry.

The actions follow executive orders Trump issued in April to reinvigorate America’s coal industry, and Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering new energy policies that could affect the state’s coal-fired power plants.

In Harrisburg, Senate Bill 187 would establish an Independent Energy Office to help coordinate Pennsylvania's energy policy. The bill comes as the state grapples with how to balance environmental concerns with energy rel

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