State AGs Join Legal Fight Against Trump’s Wind Farm Freeze - The Daily Chronicle
The states say the freeze has stalled more than 155 onshore wind projects as federal agencies stopped routine national security reviews.
- A coalition of 18 states and the District of Columbia joined a lawsuit last week against the Defense Department, challenging the Trump administration's halt of onshore wind projects across the United States.
- The Trump administration halted Defense Department reviews for onshore wind turbines in August 2025, effectively freezing projects while refusing to communicate with developers or sign agreements regarding national security assessments.
- According to the American Clean Power Association, the bottleneck has halted more than 155 onshore wind projects, requiring reviews for any turbines over 200 feet tall near military sites.
- Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, a Democrat, stated five projects totaling more than 1,600 megawatts remain stalled, arguing the federal government failed to provide reasonable explanations for the policy shift.
- The Defense Department stated it is 'actively evaluating' projects in a complex process, aiming to balance renewable energy development with the protection and preservation of testing, training, and operational readiness.
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State AGs join legal fight against Trump’s wind farm freeze - The Daily Chronicle
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general has joined a lawsuit seeking to end the Trump administration’s halt of onshore wind projects in the United States. Last week, 18 states and the District of Columbia moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed by wind industry companies against the Department of Defense. The companies and state leaders say that the feds have frozen all new wind projects by refusing to conduct routine national security …
Blue states sue Pentagon to save wind subsidies
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