Why Trump is going national with bid to save coal, nuclear

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President Trump is going national with his latest bid to save money-losing coal and nuclear plants.

The Energy Department’s new proposal, spelled out in a leaked memo, has been met with widespread outrage, similar to the reaction to a previous version that was rejected by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

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