Summary
A U.S. court ruled that President Donald Trump's ban on new wind energy permits was "unlawful." The executive order, issued in January, had stopped several wind projects. A Massachusetts judge said the order lacked proper reasoning and was against the law.
Key Facts
- President Trump signed an order in January stopping federal approval of new wind projects.
- This order affected both offshore and onshore wind energy projects in the U.S.
- 17 states and a New York clean energy group sued, particularly due to the impact on the Empire Wind project.
- A judge overturned the order, stating it was arbitrary and against the law.
- The judge noted that federal agencies didn’t provide a good reason for the ban.
- New York led the lawsuit after the Empire Wind project was halted.
- The court ruling allows work on some projects to continue.
- Trump's order was part of his broader support for fossil fuels over wind energy.
