politics
Trump is losing his war on wind power
A court rules that a hold on all wind projects clearly violates the law.
TL;DR
- A US District Court in Oregon has ordered the US government to restart the approval process for wind projects.
- All new wind development in the US has been on hold since August 2025.
- The Department of Defense stopped participating in a process to address radar interference issues with wind turbines.
- The court ruled that the DoD's national security claims did not justify opting out of the legally mandated process.
- The ruling requires the DoD to resume approvals on a congressionally mandated schedule and report progress every 30 days.