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Judges Rule Trump Can’t Just Make Up An Emergency to Keep Coal Plant Open
ClimateFederal appeals court ruling
The Department of Energy issued a series of 90-day emergency orders to keep the J.H. Campbell Power Plant open, despite Michigan's plans to decommission it to reduce carbon footprint.
A panel of three federal judges ruled that the emergency order has no basis in reality, limiting the Trump administration's ability to declare arbitrary emergencies for energy policy.
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Key Takeaways
- The Trump administration issued multiple 90-day emergency orders to keep the coal plant open
- The J.H. Campbell Power Plant is a coal-fired plant
- The ruling was made by a panel of three federal judges
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- The J.H. Campbell Power Plant may be decommissioned as planned
Why It Matters
The ruling sets a precedent for limiting the Trump administration's ability to declare arbitrary emergencies for energy policy
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- 14h agoGizmodo (XX): The Department of Energy's emergency order forcing J.H. Campbell Power Plant to stay open has no basis in reality, an appeals court ruled.
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