Kery Murakami CNHI Washington Reporter. “Optimism Runs High for Coal Industry, despite Trump’s Conflicting Promises.” Terre Haute Tribune Star. N.p., 20 Nov. 2016. Web. 21 Nov. 2016. (http://www.tribstar.com/news/optimism-runs-high-for-coal-industry-despite-trump-s-conflicting/article_316eb35a-6e9c-5fdb-b48f-c411383ffb78.html)
The article describes the implications for the future that Trump is proposing for the coal industry. He has stated that he is going to end the assault on coal that current president Barack Obama has implemented. Although he wants to end the war on coal, he also wants to increase production and infrastructure for natural gas, a task that many are criticizing him for, saying it cannot really be done.
With Trump’s proposed plan for the use of coal, the environment will likely suffer. The end of the “war on coal”, will increase pollution. Also to help coal, you have to increase the price of natural gas, not lower it, as Trump is proposing. In conclusion, the proposed plans for coal will likely cause the environment to suffer.
If the natural gas industry creates more infrastructure, and the strict regulations imposed on the coal industry are lifted, it may lower the prices of each energy source, however, it will increase competition within the fuel industry, boosting the national economy while also leading both industries to invest in more environmentally friendly policies to please customers