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Trump cites ‘emergency’ to keep Michigan coal plant online into winter (www.canarymedia.com)
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The Energy Department’s orders to keep the J.H. Campbell plant running are driving up costs and pollution. States and advocates are challenging the move in court.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

I can't understand where the DOE gets authority over a state in this case. Anyone?

[–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 28 points 23 hours ago

There is no energy emergency. He’s just trying to block Michigan’s actually good climate laws that require the regulated utilities to go 100% clean by 2040.

And even if there were, fix it with more renewables, battery storage, and better transmission, not by propping up an old coal plant.