The Trump administration on Tuesday announced the details of its replacement for the Clean Power Plan, the aggressive Obama-era policy that would have forced the closure of some coal-fired power plants. Will this help keep US mines open, or is global coal demand the real key to the US mining industry? Host Marco Werman speaks to energy expert Trevor Houser.
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