{
  "id": 17408740,
  "title": "Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/trump-boosted-half-of-us-coal-plants-with-taxpayer-dollars-and-free",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T13:00:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/31/trump-coal-plants-taxpayer-dollars"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Environmental Defense Fund analysis shows administration handed out $950m and Clean Air Act exemptions It’s a good time to be a coal plant in the US. The Trump administration has given support to almost half of the nation’s coal plants, helping them to continue operating despite economic and regulatory headwinds, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Defense Fund. The analysis, which…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}