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Environmental groups, Washington challenge US DOE order keeping the state’s last coal plant past retirement

Published 22:12 on March 4, 2026 / Last updated at 22:12 on March 4, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Net Zero Transition (Litigation, Power/Electrification)

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Environmental groups and Washington state filed separate Ninth Circuit petitions Tuesday, challenging a federal emergency order requiring the state's last coal plant to remain available past its legally mandated retirement date.
Environmental groups and Washington state filed separate Ninth Circuit petitions Tuesday, challenging a federal emergency order requiring the state's last coal plant to remain available past its legally mandated retirement date.


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