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Court Rejects Trump Order to Keep Coal Plant Open

💡 Why it matters

This ruling reinforces the limits of executive power in energy policy and sets a precedent that could block future attempts to keep aging, polluting facilities online against state and local closure plans.

A federal court ruled the energy department exceeded its authority by forcing the JH Campbell Generating Plant in Michigan to operate past its 2025 retirement date. The decision overturns emergency orders from Energy Secretary Chris Wright, siding with environmental groups and.