The Trump administration forced a Michigan coal plant to stay open, citing an “energy emergency," which has now led to hazardous emissions,
The Trump administration forced a Michigan coal plant to stay open, citing an “energy emergency," which has now led to hazardous emissions, according to The New York Times on Friday.
Michigan and environmental groups have decided to take the Energy Department to court, claiming Secretary Chris Wright's emergency order keeping a decades-old coal plant operating is illegal, The Times reported. The J.H. Campbell power station in West Olive, Michigan, was supposed to shut down in May 2025, but Wright pulled a last-minute move — claiming a Midwest power crisis demanded immediate action.
The battle now rages at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Wright's controversial order has been renewed multiple times and extended to four other coal plants nationwide, sparking fury from clean energy advocates.
