Trump wants to fast-track an Alabama coal mine expansion but almost all its rock is shipped overseas

Get the Full StoryA Trump effort to streamline the project would benefit the overseas steelmaking industry while putting Alabamians and the environment at risk.

BROOKWOOD, Ala. The Trump administration has announced it will aim to fast-track the permitting and environmental review of a major coal mine expansion in central Alabama as part of a larger effort to accelerate the construction of what the government has labeled critical mineral infrastructure.

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