A US federal court ruled against the Energy Department's authority. The court found the department exceeded its powers last year. This decision overturned orders to keep a Michigan coal plant open. Environmental groups and three states supported the legal challenge. The ruling rejected the administration's efforts to extend aging coal plants.

A long-awaited court decision finds fault with the DOE’s use of "emergency" powers to force aging, costly, polluting power plants to run past their…

“The Department’s reading of 'emergency' invites frequent federal interventions that are unsupported by the statute and threaten the stability of the energy market,” the U.S.…

A US federal court ruled against the Energy Department's authority. The court found the department exceeded its powers last year. This decision overturned orders to keep a…