Trump administration to appeal court ruling against solar and wind crackdown
The Trump administration has confirmed it will appeal a district court ruling that ordered the Interior Department to end a set of policies delaying federal permitting for wind and solar projects on federal lands, calling the ruling “absurd.”
TL;DR
- The Trump administration plans to appeal a district court ruling concerning federal permitting for wind and solar projects.
- Interior Secretary Doug Burgum called the ruling "absurd" and an overreach by a single judge.
- The policies in question, implemented in July, aimed to end preferential treatment for wind and solar energy and required high-level approvals for permitting.
- These policies also barred renewable developers from using a government online tool for environmental reviews.
- Critics argue the policies have stalled renewable energy development, with no permits issued in Nevada over the past year.
- The memo implementing these policies is also seen as a roadblock to bipartisan permitting reform efforts.