Trump 'crushing' Biden environmental restrictions to 'turbocharge' coal mining

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed executive orders to "turbocharge coal mining" in the country, seeking to "more than double" electricity production to keep up with power-hungry artificial intelligence technology.

Donald Trump, US President said  "Under the executive order that I will sign in a few moments, we're slashing unnecessary regulations that targeted the beautiful, clean coal."

The executive orders, which Trump signed surrounded by miners in hard hats, will lift regulatory barriers to coal extraction and suspend the planned closures of numerous coal-fired power plants across the country.