States File Court Challenge To Trump Administration’s Wind Permitting Halt

Over a dozen states are filing suit in federal district court challenging the Trump administration’s January directive that stopped all federal approvals for offshore and onshore wind energy projects, claiming the measure violates the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and numerous other federal statutes. The May 5 challenge , State of New York, et al. v. Donald Trump, et al. -- filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts -- presses the court to vacate adoption and...