Trump’s Energy Secretary Orders a Washington State Coal Plant to Remain Open - Inside Climate News
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SEATTLE—The last coal-fired power plant in Washington state was set to go cold at the end of the year. It would then switch to natural gas, cutting carbon emissions in half. The shutdown had been in the works for 15 years and was mandated by state law. It required the Canadian energy company that owns […]

Chris Wright made the move after declaring an energy “emergency” in the Pacific Northwest. Washington’s governor says “there’s no emergency here.”

By Blaine Harden

SEATTLE—The last coal-fired power plant in Washington state was set to go cold at the end of the year. It would then switch to natural gas, cutting carbon emissions in half.

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