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INDIANAPOLIS — Today, environmental activists from across Indiana delivered more than 1,300 petitions to Governor Mike Braun and Attorney General Todd Rokita, calling on them to challenge President Trump’s latest “emergency energy order” that will require coal burning units at NIPSCO’s Schahfer and Centerpoint’s Culley coal plants to continue operating despite the fact they were supposed to retire — and Hoosiers were supposed to stop paying for them — in December 2025.
“With the cost of living skyrocketing, Hoosiers are being forced to choose between affording basic necessities, like affording their medications or keeping the lights on in their homes. These illegal coal orders issued and continually renewed by the Trump administration will only drive up everyday costs even higher. Hoosiers shouldn’t be forced to subsidize the coal industry. Governor Braun and Attorney General Rokita need to stop playing politics and challenge these illegal orders and stand up for Hoosiers,” said Nicole Chandler, Southwest Indiana Beyond Coal Campaign Organizer.
