Court deals first blow to Trump’s coal rescue campaign

September 14, 2026

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an Energy Department emergency order that kept a Michigan coal plant running months past its planned retirement date, delivering a stinging first blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to hand U.S. coal a lifeline.

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