Trump may intervene in the power markets to keep coal and nuclear plants running. Does that make sense?
- Written by James Van Nostrand, Director, Center for Energy and Sustainable Development; Professor of Law, West Virginia University
The Indian Point nuclear power station outside New York City will be decommissioned by 2021.
AP Photo/Seth WenigPresident Donald Trump recently ordered Energy Secretary Rick Perry to take “immediate steps” to stop the closure of coal and nuclear power plants.
And according to a draft memo that surfaced the same day, the federal...