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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.

A report by Grid Strategies says electric rates would rise at least $3 billion if the Trump administration orders U.S. coal burning plants slated for retirement to remain running.

Nine environmental groups are taking the Department of Energy to court to end its order to keep the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant open past Consumers Energy's planned closure date.

A 2015 EPA rule requires power plants to clean up “coal ash” piles, but a new report says only four percent of polluting plants in the country have committed to addressing contamination.

Consumers Energy says it will close all of its coal-burning power plants by the year 2025, years ahead of an earlier schedule.Environmentalists say it's a…

Consumers Energy announced Wednesday that it’s Karn coal-burning power plant near Bay City is closing after nearly 60 years of service. The utility said…