Bay City Times: A proposed coal-fired power plant project at the Karn-Weadock complex in Hampton Township is the center of controversy. Emotions ran high in Bay County last week during three public hearings on an air permit for a new coal-fired power plant. But the battle for – and against – the new $2.3 billion, 800-megawatt Consumers Energy project is far from over. The regulatory process, with more opportunities for public comment, could go on for another two years or more before the …