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Trump dumps 'clean coal' research
His budget proposes slashing amount spent by Energy Department on investigation into ways to capture and store CO2 emitted when coal is burned to make electricity
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Wed, May 24, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Washington
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump promised his administration would bring about "clean coal", but his budget proposed slashing research the industry says it needs to make that a reality.
The Energy Department has spent more than US$200 million a year on research into ways to capture and store the carbon dioxide emitted when coal is burned to make electricity. Under Mr Trump's proposal released on Tuesday that would be cut to US$31 million, an 85 per cent reduction.
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