Coal plant forced to stay open due to emergency order isn't even running

Sierra Club & Partners Challenge Trump Administration’s Illegal Efforts to Block the Retirement of Indiana Coal Plants - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Washington, D.C. — Sierra Club and partners filed a challenge in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to overturn Trump’s illegal “emergency” orders issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), forcing two coal-fired power plants in ...

Coal plant forced to stay open due to emergency order isn't even running

Department of Energy's attempts to prop up coal can look pretty pointless.

Colorado sues to block Energy Department orders keeping Craig coal unit open

Colorado sued the U.S. Department of Energy in federal court Wednesday for using emergency orders to keep the Craig Unit 1 coal power plant open past the long-planned closing date of Dec. 31.  Attorney General Phil Weiser’s suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit asks judges to declare the emergency order unlawful and set it aside, after the Energy Department rejected an administrative appeal from Colorado asking for the same reli…

13 DOE emergency orders have cost Americans $235M, Sierra Club says

The Energy Department's 90-day orders to keep six retiring fossil-fueled power plants online are adding millions to customer utility bills, according to the Sierra Club.

Earthjustice & Sierra Club Blast Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington’s Last Coal Plant Open

Washington residents deserve cleaner air and more affordable, reliable, clean energy. Seattle, WA - Last night, the Department of Energy (DOE) renewed an emergency order forcing the TransAlta coal plant in Centralia to remain open, despite a challenge in federal court to overturn the Trump administration's original illegal order. "The Department of Energy cannot ... [continued] The post Earthjustice & Sierra Club Blast Trump Administration Order…