Advocacy groups are bringing the Trump administration to court to block emergency orders extending the lifespan of two coal-fired power plants in Indiana.
On Monday, the Sierra Club, the Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana and other groups filed a pair of lawsuits asking a federal appeals court in Washington to reverse the Department of Energy’s December orders to keep the remaining two coal units at the R.M Schahfer power plant running, as well as one coal unit at the F.B. Culley generating station.
The 90-day orders are the latest in a string of decisions by the Trump administration aimed at keeping coal plants at the brink of retirement from shutting down, as electricity demand surges nationwide.
Sameer Doshi, a senior attorney at Earthjustice, which is representing the challengers in the case, said those responsible for ensuring the stability of the electric grid had years to prepare for planned shutdown of the three coal units, which had been slated to halt operations in December 2025.
