The 64-year-old Michigan power plant was set to retire. Then the Trump administration intervened in a way that overstepped its authority, a court ruled.
The Trump administration's push to keep aging coal-fired power plants operating is costing Americans hundreds of millions of dollars, according to reports. The administration says coal plants are essential as energy demand grows, while at least three states argued to a federal appeals court Friday that the Energy Department's actions are illegal. More: https://tinyurl.com/bdep6ekb #EnergyDepartment #coalplants #Trumpadministration
The case is being brought by Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and nine nonprofit groups.
Costs have been mounting in the year since the Trump administration began directing aging coal plants to say open.
Senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are expected to announce the move on Friday, according to people briefed on the matter.