Report Debunking Trump’s Coal Plan Is Under Review, Administration Says
- Energy Department says study just undergoing internal review
- Author says report’s status could be linked to its conclusions
A raw coal pile near Wylo, West Virginia.
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The Trump administration is pushing back against assertions it buried a study that undermines its efforts to prop up coal and nuclear power plants.
The analysis, which was initially ordered up by the Energy Department’s Office of Nuclear Energy last fall and completed earlier this year, is still moving through an internal review process, spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes said.