The U.S. could deploy emergency powers to restart closed coal plants and prevent more from closing, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Bloomberg Television this week.

The United States should restart shuttered coal-fired power plants under President Donald Trump’s national energy emergency declaration, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a video interview with Bloomberg News on Monday.

The US is eyeing emergency authority to bring back coal-fired plants that have closed and stop others from shutting, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Monday.

Coal-powered plants may see a revival under the Trump administration, as U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the U.S. may use emergency authority to bring back coal-fired plants that have closed and stop others from shutting down,