Colorado watching closely after federal court tosses order to keep coal power plant running in Michigan
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An emergency order to keep a Michigan coal-fired power plant running — the same as one blocking the closure of Craig Unit 1 in northwestern Colorado — was struck down Friday by a federal court, which said federal energy regulators overstepped their authority.
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An emergency order to keep a Michigan coal-fired power plant running — the same as one blocking the closure of Craig Unit 1 in northwestern Colorado — was struck down Friday by a federal court, which said federal energy regulators overstepped their authority.
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