Public Interest Groups Go to Court to Halt Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington’s Last Coal Plant Operating

Climate & Clean Energy
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Public Interest Groups Challenge Trump Administration’s Renewal of an Order to Keep Washington’s Last Coal Plant Operating

The Department of Energy is claiming false emergencies to keep open dirty, inefficient coal plants across the country including a coal plant slated for shutdown in Centralia, Washington.

The long-planned shutdown of the coal plant in Centralia, Washington, was designed to provide state residents with cleaner air and more affordable, reliable, clean energy

Data center crossroads: We can choose right path

Despite the headwinds at the federal level, Washington continues to work toward a clean energy future. The state’s 60-odd electric utilities must be using 80% clean electricity by 2030, and 100% clean electricity by 2045.  “Most of our state’s utilities are publicly owned,” explains Julian Santos, Washington Conservation Action’s climate and clean energy senior manager....