Public Interest Groups Challenge Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington’s Las Coal Plant Operating - Washington Conservation Action

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State Sen. Sharon Shewmake named 2026 Legislator of the Year

Washington’s leading political voice for the environment, Washington Conservation Action, has named state Sen. Sharon Shewmake (D, 42nd District, Bellingham) as the 2026 Legislator of the Year.

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.

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

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