Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Keep an Aging Coal-Burning Plant Running

September 11, 2026 · 5:57 pm 3 sources

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• Court Strikes Down Trump Order to Keep an Aging Coal-Burning Plant Running
  The New York Times · September 11, 2026 17:57
  The aging Michigan power plant was set to retire. Then the Trump administration intervened in a way that overstepped its authority, a court ruled.
• Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open
  The Guardian · September 11, 2026 19:10
  A federal court is declaring that the energy department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the energy department exceeded its authority when it…

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• US court rejects Trump’s emergency order keeping Michigan coal plant open
  Al Jazeera · September 12, 2026 15:34
  The ruling says the Energy Department exceeded its authority by extending the plant’s operation.