Vance Visits West Virginia Coal Mine and Delivers Pro-Coal Energy Remarks

Vice President JD Vance toured a coal mine in Morgantown, West Virginia on March 1, 2025, and delivered remarks on energy independence and domestic coal production. The Trump administration had reversed Biden-era restrictions on coal extraction on federal lands and withdrew from international climate commitments; Vance argued that coal remained essential to U.S. energy security and manufacturing competitiveness despite declining coal industry employment trends.