President Trump accepted the Washington Coal Club’s inaugural award on Wednesday, declaring him the “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal.” Trump accepted the award — a statue of a coal miner — from Peabody Energy president and CEO Jim Grech during a White House event, where Trump announced he had directed the Pentagon to purchase electricity from coal-fired plants, and said he’d asked the Energy Department to provide $175 million in federal funds for upgrades at several U.S. coal plants.

President Donald Trump: “Already, I’ve saved 74 coal power plants from crushing restrictions and closures that would have been forced to shut down in the very immediate future. And today, I’m proud to announce that the Tennessee Valley Authority is taking action to save two major coal plants in Tennessee. Tennessee Valley Authority.”

In response, the Natural Resources Defense Council wrote, “While Americans are demanding clean, affordable energy, the Trump administration is using our tax dollars to prop up the nation’s dirtiest, least efficient power plants. It’s no wonder fossil fuel lobbyists are handing Trump an award today.”