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US Judge Blocks Trump Administration Actions Stymieing Wind, Solar Projects
The injunction stops a policy that required senior Interior Department approval for nearly every wind and solar permitting step, plaintiffs said delayed projects nationwide.
- On Tuesday, Chief U.S. District Judge Denise Casper blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing permitting policies that wind and solar energy groups argued had hindered renewable energy development nationwide.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum previously mandated that nearly every step in the wind and solar permitting process require approval from three senior political appointees, a policy developers claimed created a "complete bottleneck."
- Representing nine advocacy groups, plaintiffs challenged six final agency actions, alleging they placed wind and solar technologies into "regulatory second-class status" in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.
- Finding the directives lacked explanation, Casper agreed with plaintiffs that the policies caused irreparable harm, effectively allowing developers to restart renewable energy projects previously halted by the administration.
- Trump has prioritized fossil fuel production to boost energy independence while restricting renewable subsidies, though critics argue clean energy projects are essential to meeting surging electricity demand and lowering consumer costs.
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Boston — Today, a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled in favor of renewable energy developers, temporarily blocking a number of the Trump administration’s relentless and aggressive attacks on the industry. Since taking office, Donald Trump and his administration have thrown up numerous roadblocks to clean energy ... [continued] The post WIN: Judge Blocks Trump’s Efforts to Kneecap Renewables appeared first on…
Boston federal judge strikes down some Trump administration actions that have slowed clean energy projects
The judge issued a preliminary injunction that will stop the policy of requiring that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
US judge halts Trump admin’s blockade on new wind and solar projects
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to lift its blockade on new U.S. wind and solar projects. On Tuesday, Chief U.S. District Judge Denise Casper in Boston sided with nine clean energy organizations that sued to stop the federal government’s “arbitrary and capricious” efforts to hinder wind and…
Judge strikes down Trump actions that slowed clean energy
A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down several Trump administration actions slowing down development of clean energy, including a requirement that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Chief Judge Denise J. Casper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that a coalition of plaintiffs representing wind and solar developer…
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Federal judge strikes down some Trump administration actions that have slowed clean energy projects
A federal judge in Massachusetts has struck down some of the Trump administration’s orders slowing down the development of clean energy.
Federal Judge Breaks Trump’s Permitting Blockade
A federal court seems to have struck down a swath of Trump administration moves to paralyze solar and wind permits. U.S. District Judge Denise Casper on Tuesday enjoined a raft of actions by the Trump administration that delayed federal renewable energy permits, granting a request submitted by regional trade groups. The plaintiffs argued that tactics employed by various executive branch agencies to stall permits violated the Administrative Proce…
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