‘This is not normal’: Trump leans on MAGA organizer to revive coal Politico | Energy & Environment By: By Zack Colman, Ian M. Stevenson and Hannah Northey 12 June 2026 at 17:00 The Energy Department is giving millions to a company partially led by a far-right activist and telecom executive to build the nation’s first coal-fired power plant since 2013. 💾© Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images