WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — State and local lawmakers are celebrating the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office's announcement of a $1.5 billion loan for a coal-powered fertilizer facility in the Wabash Valley.

The loan will help fund a $2.6-billion coal-powered clean ammonia fertilizer facility in West Terre Haute.

According to a press release from the Department of Energy, the plant is anticipated to produce 500,000 metric tons of anhydrous ammonia per year. The Department of Energy said it will accomplish this by using coal from a nearby Southern Indiana mine.

Indiana Governor Mike Braun and U.S. Representative Mark Messmer (R-Ind.) both praised President Donald Trump for bringing this investment to Indiana.

"I commend President Trump, the U.S. Department of Ener

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