Trump, flanked by coal miners, directed Energy Secretary Chris Wright at a White House event Tuesday to save the Cholla Power Plant, which he said is “slated for destruction” and vowed to support the miners who dig up thermal coal for its boilers.

President Donald Trump signed a slate of executive orders on Tuesday aiming to deregulate coal mining on federal lands and revitalize the industry nationwide.

President Donald Trump signed several executive orders Tuesday to keep coal-fired power plants open past their scheduled retirement dates, including the Cholla Power Plant in eastern Arizona.