Federal Appeals Court Vacates Trump Order Extending Operations for a West Michigan Coal Plant | The Highland County Press

Court rules DOE oversteps in keeping J.H. Campbell coal plant open

A federal appeals court threw out DOE’s first order keeping a West Olive coal plant open. But the plant can still run under the latest order, leaving Michiganders in a continued fight over cost, health, and the future.

Federal appeals court vacates Trump order extending operations for a west Michigan coal plant | The Highland County Press

For more than a year, the U.S. Department of Energy has repeatedly extended the lifespan of a coal plant in West Olive, Michigan, arguing the power generated at the facility was needed to help address a national energy emergency.

Gov. Evers Celebrates Ruling Reversing Trump Coal Plant Order

WISCONSIN — Gov. Tony Evers today, during National Clean Energy Week, celebrated the recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling that President Donald J. Trump and the Trump Administration overstepped its emergency powers when it forced coal plants to stay online past their scheduled retirement date. Gov. Evers spent months urging President Trump and the Trump Administration to reverse course on its decision to invok…