President Donald Trump is looking to give coal a lift with executive orders he inked on Tuesday. One order seeks to reclassify coal as a mineral and promote leasing on federal lands.

But in touting the benefits of coal, he misrepresented several aspects of its safety and use. Here’s a look at the facts.

President Donald Trump's quest to conduct a resurgence of coal production and utilization in the U.S. is farfetched and ...

Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy — forces that ...

Its power plants burn a third of all coal used worldwide. Electricity needs are rising there, but so is deployment of renewables. What's next: Global use could plateau through 2027 as renewables ...

Trump, a Republican, has long promised to boost what he calls “beautiful” coal to fire power plants and for other uses, but the industry has been in decline for decades. “I call it ...

But in touting the benefits of coal, he misrepresented several aspects of its safety and use. Here’s a look at the facts. CLAIM: “I call it beautiful, clean coal. I told my people, never use ...