Gov.Mark Gordon joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office as the president announced a$700 million investment intended to support the nation’s“clean,beautiful coal”industry.

Standing with other elected and appointed officials from across the country,Gordon spoke about what this means for Wyoming and the West.

The announcement,which includes the official invocation of the Defense Production Act(DPA),is designed to support 14 coal plants and 42 mines while supporting an estimated 14,000 jobs across the country.

The cornerstone of the announcement is a$425 million allocation of DPA funds to support 13 coal plants across 10 states,not including Wyoming.

However,the supplying coal mines in the program are located across nine states,including Wyoming.