Trump Officials Ensure Michigan Coal Plant Will Keep Running a Year After Shutdown Date

Michigan sues Trump administration over order keeping its last coal plant alive

Michigan is taking the Trump administration to federal court over an order that would force the state's last coal plant to keep operating past its planned retirement date. The dispute centers on the J.H. Campbell plant in West Olive, which state officials already plan to replace. The Michigan Attorney General's office filed a brief this week in the U.S. Court of Appeals challenging an emergency order from the U.S. Department of Energy requiring …

Trump admin defends its coal must-run orders in court

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News , a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter. The Trump administration on Friday defended its legal authority to order coal plants to stay open, arguing before a panel of federal…

Trump officials ensure Michigan coal plant will keep running a year after shutdown date

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI - While seeking to fend off legal challenges in court, the Trump administration will force a coal-burning Michigan power plant to stay open for another three months, prolonging operations more than a year after it was supposed to go cold and dark for good.

Feds renew order to keep J.H. Campbell coal plant open

Consumers Energy has said closing the J.H. Campbell plant was expected to save Michigan ratepayers $600 million by 2040. (Photo/Sarah Leach)The Trump administration has once again ordered the J.H. Campbell power plant in West Michigan to remain open, despite Consumers Energy’s plan to shut the plant down last year. President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring a national energy emergency on his first day in office last year. After t…

States across the Midwest are fighting over this Michigan coal plant

PORT SHELDON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (TNS) — The coal pile at the J.H. Campbell Generating Complex was supposed to be gone by now.

Wright Says Michigan Coal Plant Must Remain Open for Summer Demand Surge

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