Appeals court weighs legality of orders extending Michigan coal plant life

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 841

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Michigan’s Department of Attorney General and several environmental justice groups presented oral arguments on Friday before a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, arguing that emergency orders that kept the J.H. Campbell coal plant from retiring were illegal applications of federal law.

A team of lawyers from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office, Earth Justice and the Sierra Club each argued that the U.S. Department of Energy’s declared energy …

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