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Attorneys for the state of Michigan and environmental groups told a federal appeals court that the U.S. Energy Department falsely claimed an energy emergency.

Local governments in West Michigan are asking the EPA for a public hearing on Consumers Energy's plan to inject wastewater from its last coal-burning plant deep underground.

An order issued earlier this week is the fourth time the U.S. Energy Department has extended operations of Consumers Energy's J.H. Campbell power plant in Ottawa County.

Michigan U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell said the Trump administration’s policies are causing utility bills to rise, creating an affordability crisis for Michiganders.

Environmental and clean water advocates are raising concerns after the Environmental Protection Agency announced late on Christmas Eve it would delay tougher wastewater treatment standards for coal-fired power plants, including the J.H. Campbell plant in western Michigan.

Consumers Energy planned to shut down the J.H. Campbell coal power plant on Lake Michigan in May. Successive orders from the Trump administration have required the company to keep it running.

Consumers Energy planned to shut down the J.H. Campbell coal power plant on Lake Michigan in May. Successive orders from the Trump administration have required the company to keep it running.

An emergency order from the U.S. Department of Energy is requiring the J.H. Campbell power plant near Lake Michigan to remain open.

The Department of Energy extended its 90-day order another 90 days to require Consumers Energy to keep an aging coal-burning power plant running, despite state's assessment it's not needed.

Consumers Energy is running an aging coal-burning electric power plant near Lake Michigan past its scheduled closing date at the order of the Trump administration.