Democratic-led states sue Trump for blocking wind energy projects

Administration is ‘devastating one of our nation’s fastest-growing sources of clean energy’, says NY attorney generalA coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued on Monday in a bid to block Donald Trump’s move to suspend leasing and permitting of new wind projects, saying it threatens to cripple the wind industry and a key source of clean energy.Seventeen states and the District of Columbia argued, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston, that the decision by the Republican president’s administration to indefinitely pause all federal wind-energy approvals was unlawful and must be blocked. Continue reading...

May 5, 2025 - 18:21
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Democratic-led states sue Trump for blocking wind energy projects

Administration is ‘devastating one of our nation’s fastest-growing sources of clean energy’, says NY attorney general

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued on Monday in a bid to block Donald Trump’s move to suspend leasing and permitting of new wind projects, saying it threatens to cripple the wind industry and a key source of clean energy.

Seventeen states and the District of Columbia argued, in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston, that the decision by the Republican president’s administration to indefinitely pause all federal wind-energy approvals was unlawful and must be blocked. Continue reading...