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Biden courts controversy with coal comments

US President Joe Biden faced criticism from the country’s mining association, a trade union for coal workers and a key Democrat Senator after comments that suggested he backed closing down more coal-fired power plants as the country moved increasingly to solar and wind power for its energy needs.

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Biden causes storm on coal comments

Biden, speaking in California on 4 November ahead of midterm elections on 8 November, said: "No one is building new coal plants because they can't rely on it, even if they have all the coal guaranteed