More coal plants shut down in Trump’s first two years than in Obama’s entire first term – ThinkProgress

More coal plants shut down in Trump’s first two years than in Obama’s entire first term

The last time U.S. coal consumption was this low, Jimmy Carter was president. Despite campaigning on a pledge to save the dirtiest of fossil fuels, President Donald Trump has presided over a faster rate of coal plant retirements in his first two years than President Barack Obama saw in his entire first term.