Federal Emergency Order Forces Washington's Last Coal Plant to Continue Operating, Creating State-Federal Conflict
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Summary
The Trump administration has issued an emergency order requiring Washington state's last coal-fired power plant to continue operating for 90 more days, just weeks before it was scheduled to shut down and convert to natural gas. This creates a direct conflict with Washington state's goal to eliminate coal power from its electricity grid by year-end, potentially leading to legal action from state officials.
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This has sparked yet another clash between the federal government and Washington state, where leaders are aiming to get coal power out of the electricity grid by year-end.
Officials here aren't ruling out the possibility of a lawsuit over the move.
Tuesday evening's emergency order by the U.S. Department of Energy would keep TransAlta's coal unit going in Centralia for 90 more days.
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