Executive Order 14261: Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241

What the order contains

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• Sec. 1. Purpose
• Sec. 2. Policy
• Sec. 3. Strengthening Our National Energy Security
• Sec. 4. Assessing Coal Resources and Accessibility on Federal Lands
• Sec. 5. Lifting Barriers to Coal Mining on Federal Lands
• Sec. 6. Supporting American Coal as an Energy Source
• Sec. 7. Supporting American Coal Exports
• Sec. 8. Expanding Use of Categorical Exclusions for Coal Under the National Environmental Policy Act
• Sec. 9. Steel Dominance
• Sec. 10. Powering Artificial Intelligence Data Centers
• Sec. 11. Acceleration of Coal Technology
• Sec. 12. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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In order to secure America's economic prosperity and national security, lower the cost of living, and provide for increases in electrical demand from emerging technologies, we must increase domestic energy production, including coal. Coal is abundant and cost effective, and can be used in any weather condition. Moreover, the industry has historically employed hundreds of thousands of Americans. America's coal resources are vast, with a current estimated value in the trillions of dollars, and are more than capable of substantially contributing to American energy independence with excess to export to support allies and our economic competitiveness. Our Nation's beautiful clean coal resources will be critical to meeting the rise in electricity demand due to the resurgence of domestic manufacturing and the construction of artificial intelligence data processing centers. […]

Federal Register notes

Amends: EO 14241, March 20, 2025 See: EO 14386, February 11, 2026