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J.H. Campbell Complex

What Is an Energy Emergency? The Trump Administration Says It Alone Decides.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing the first challenge to a series of orders that have blocked retirement of aging coal and oil plants. Advocates say keeping the plants running has been costly to consumers and the environment.

By Marianne Lavelle

A view of the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich. Credit: Consumers Energy
The coal-fired Mill Creek Generating Station is seen from the Valley Village neighborhood on Feb. 14 in Louisville, Ky. Credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images

Unpacking Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Prop Up Coal

By Dan Gearino

A view of Consumers Energy’s J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Trump’s Order to Keep Michigan Coal Plant Running Has Cost $80 Million So Far

By Marianne Lavelle

The J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich., was ordered to stay open by the Department of Energy earlier this year. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Delaying Even More Coal, Gas Plant Closures Could Cost Ratepayers Billions

By Carrie Klein

A view of the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in West Olive, Mich. Credit: Consumers Energy

Trump Hastens ‘Drumbeat’ of Deferred Coal Plant Retirements

By Marianne Lavelle, Carrie Klein

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