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DOE’s order disrupts a long-planned shutdown of a coal plant in Centralia, Washington, designed to provide state residents with cleaner air and affordable, reliable, clean energy

On behalf of public interest groups, Earthjustice challenged the Department of Energy’s (DOE) illegal order forcing Washington’s last coal plant to operate past its planned retirement date. The groups’ request for rehearing was filed with DOE in response to the 90-day order issued Dec. 16, just two weeks before TransAlta’s last coal-burning unit was legally required to shut down on Dec. 31.

The Trump administration is falsely invoking emergency powers to resurrect coal-fired power.

After nearly 15 years of planning, the plant had been scheduled to shut down Dec. 31

Earthjustice’s Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act legal work was an integral part of the campaign to help bring TransAlta to the negotiating table.

Coordinated rallies statewide take on dirty coal plant

Ecology urged to require stronger pollution treatment up to modern standards

Public health and national parks not protected

Conservation groups work to get stronger pollution controls

Biggest polluter in state getting free pass to dump mercury, other pollutants

Appeal of an air pollution permit issued for a large coal plant in Centralia, Washington

TransAlta’s dirty coal plant threatens people and national parks

Washington’s largest source of global warming, haze and mercury pollution targeted