Court curbs coal lifeline as DOE loses emergency-order bid
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A federal appeals court in the D.C. Circuit rejected Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s emergency order to keep Michigan’s Campbell coal plant online past its retirement, saying DOE overstepped by intervening in state reliability planning; the ruling favors Michigan, Illinois, and environmental groups and could influence similar challenges to other emergency orders affecting six coal plants; DOE may appeal.
- Court deals first blow to Trump’s coal rescue campaign politico.com
- Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open AP News
- D.C. Circuit Appeals Court overturns order keeping Michigan’s J.H. Campbell Plant running wwmt.com
- Court rejects Trump administration order that stalled Michigan coal plant closure MLive.com
- Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Keep an Aging Coal-Burning Plant Running The New York Times
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