In his second term, President Donald Trump has pledged to reinvigorate the coal industry. But as Trump promises to bring back high-paying jobs by lifting Obama- and Biden-era regulations, rescue aging coal plants, and make key coal states thrive again, his plans may face some roadblocks along the way. This Washington Examiner series, Coal’s Comeback, zeroes in on a possible coal revival and the Trump administration’s efforts to promote it.
Anthony Sable has seen West Virginia go through some of its best and worst times.
Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, near the Appalachian foothills, Sable’s father worked in the mines just like his grandfather. Sable is a fourth-generation coal miner and proud of it. He’s been working underground for the past 20 years. On April 8, he was invited to the White
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