Environmental groups sue to block Trump order keeping Florida coal plant online

Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club and Earthjustice filed a legal challenge on behalf of Florida Rising against a Trump administration emergency order preventing the retirement of a Florida coal-fired power plant.

First covered Jul 10, 2026 · 1:50 AM PT · 1 article

Environmental groups sue to block Trump order keeping Florida coal plant online — Image via insideclimatenews.org

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6h Inside Climate News Grassroots Justice Group Challenges Trump Administration Order to Keep Florida Coal Plant Running — The Trump administration is facing a new legal challenge over an emergency order keeping a Florida coal-fired power plant, which had been scheduled for…

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energy.gov Doe Emergency Order No 202 26 26 (energy.gov)

library.edf.org W4404S1J7Y5M27C1G7458Tj7G16Ooox5 (library.edf.org)

More coverage from around the web

earthjustice.org Groups Challenge Department of Energy’s Illegal Orlando Area Coal Plant Extension - Earthjustice

eenews.net Advocacy groups challenge DOE’s decision to keep Florida coal plant alive - E&E News by POLITICO

edf.org Groups challenge Department of Energy’s illegal Orlando area coal plant extension

sierraclub.org Trump Forces Costly Coal Plant to Run Past Retirement, Raising Costs for Everyday Customers | Sierra Club

stateline.org Trump is forcing coal plants to stay open. It could cost customers billions. • Stateline

Appeared in: 2026-07-10 (#2)

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