17 Dem States, D.C. Sue Trump Over Halt to Wind Projects
A coalition of Democrat state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday to prevent the Trump administration from suspending the leasing and permitting of onshore and offshore wind projects.
A coalition of Democrat state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday to prevent the Trump administration from suspending the leasing and permitting of onshore and offshore wind projects.
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia sued in federal court in Boston over President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day memorandum that called for the federal government to prohibit "new or renewed approvals, rights of way, permits, leases, or loans for onshore or offshore wind projects pending the completion of a comprehensive assessment and review of Federal wind leasing and permitting practices."