US EditionStates sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy
- On Monday, a group of state legal officials representing 17 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order that halted wind energy development across the country.
- The lawsuit challenges Trump's January 20 order that paused federal approvals for onshore and offshore wind projects, citing alleged legal issues with leasing and permitting.
- The coalition includes states like California, New York, Illinois, and Oregon, emphasizing wind energy's role in jobs, economic activity, and meeting climate goals, while citing halted projects like New York's Empire Wind.
- Attorney General Nick Brown emphasized that the directive undermines the development of some of the nation’s most rapidly expanding, innovative, and environmentally friendly energy sectors, resulting in negative consequences for both the economy and efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- The lawsuit requests a judicial decision invalidating the executive order and blocking federal agencies from enforcing restrictions on wind energy development, highlighting possible consequences for renewable energy employment, emissions goals, and state-level energy strategies.
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Letitia James has 'no leg to stand on' in lawsuit against Trump offshore wind order, experts say
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act grants the Interior Secretary broad authority to suspend activities when necessary to ensure safety, protect the environment, or allow for further study of potential impacts.
Group Of Mostly Blue States Sue Trump Over Halt Of Federal Wind Energy Permits
A coalition of 18 attorneys general from mostly blue states is suing the Trump administration over its directive to pump the brakes on federal wind energy permitting. Wyoming has plenty of wind turbines, but isn’t part of the lawsuit.
17 states sue Trump administration over blocked wind energy development
Seventeen Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C., are suing the Trump administration for halting wind energy projects on public lands and waters, citing harm to energy diversification efforts.Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill.In short:President Trump’s first-day executive order barred new offshore wind auctions and blocked rights for wind projects on public lands.Federal agencies have since stopped approving wind energy projects and even or…
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