💡 **煤炭产业的战略性投资**：美国政府投入6.25亿美元，通过对煤电厂的现代化改造、提高发电容量、升级废水管理系统以及支持双燃料运行和锅炉效率提升等措施，来 revitalise 煤炭行业。此举旨在确保煤炭作为可靠的能源来源，继续为国家提供约15%-16%的电力，并降低整体能源成本。

🚀 **AI竞赛的关键支撑**：能源部长克里斯托弗·赖特明确指出，煤炭是美国赢得全球人工智能竞赛的关键因素。他强调，煤炭不仅是美国工业实力的基石，对于钢铁和水泥等基础产业至关重要，更是支撑人工智能快速发展所需能源的可靠来源，通过发展煤炭产业，美国希望在AI领域保持领先地位。

♻️ **环境考量与未来展望**：在推动煤炭产业发展的同时，该计划也包含“污染控制”的措施，以期使煤电厂运行得更清洁、更高效。赖特部长认为，煤炭拥有长远的未来，并批评了前任政府试图淘汰煤炭的政策，强调煤炭对国家的重要性，呼吁停止“希望它消失”的想法，并将其视为国家发展的关键资源。

The Trump administration announced on Monday a $625 million investment to boost America’s coal industry, a plan that aims to keep coal plants open, lower energy costs and enable the U.S. to win the global race for dominance in artificial intelligence.

U.S. Energy Secretary Christopher Wright made the announcement of expanded programs to help the coal industry on FOX Business’ "Mornings with Maria," saying that the U.S. has "awesome coal reserves" that can be put to productive use.

"We’re going to export more of that coal, we’re going to use it for American industry, particularly as we reindustrialize, and it’s going to continue to provide 15%-16% of our electricity and enable us to reindustrialize and win the AI race," Wright said.

The $625 million investment includes $350 million to modernize coal plants with reliable electric power and capacity; $175 million for coal projects that are expected to bring cheaper, more reliable energy to rural communities; $50 million to upgrade wastewater management systems to extend the lifespan of coal plants and reduce operating costs; $25 million to enable coal power plants to operate on dual fuel; and $25 million to support investments that will maintain boiler efficiency and reliability when utilizing 100% natural gas. 

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Wright said that coal has been "under assault" for years, even though it is "critical for America’s industrial might."

He called coal the "backbone" of steel production, critical for cement production and necessary to feed the AI boom. 

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Wright added that the programs also aim to add what he called "pollution control" so that America’s coal plants run "cleaner and better."

"Coal just makes the world go round. And they’ve tried to strangle it, particularly the Biden administration, starting with the Obama administration," Wright said, adding that coal has "a long future."

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"Let’s stop wishing it would go away," Wright said of coal. "It’s critical to our country."