Ban on wind projects overturned

“The Trump Administration seems intent on raising costs on American families at every juncture —and California is equally committed to challenging every one of its illegal attempts to make life more expensive for Californians.”

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WIND farms such as this one off Rhode Island are a reliable, affordable source of energy, an advocate said.

(JULIA NIKHINSON Associated Press)

At least seven major offshore wind projects were paused as a result of the federal permitting ban, according to the nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council, plus several more that were in early phases of development.

“This ban on wind projects was illegal, as this court has now declared. The administration should use this as a wake-up call, stop its illegal actions and get out of the way of the expansion of renewable energy,” Kit Kennedy, the council’s managing director for power, said in a statement.