Commentary
The big winner in the rightly decided West Virginia v. EPA Supreme Court decision announced last week was … made-in-America coal. This decision will rein in the strategy of unelected zealots running regulatory agencies who wish to shut down energy sources like natural gas and coal without congressional approval.
The left hates coal, and the Biden administration has doubled down on the war on coal—and coal miners. If they had their way, coal would be outlawed and the industry would be dormant. Their argument is that coal is a major contributor to climate change and therefore the planet needs to stop burning it. I will address in a minute why the Biden strategy will do almost nothing to change worldwide coal consumption….