Federal court in the U.S. overturns Trump's wind energy ban
Istanbul, December 9 (Hibya) – A federal judge has struck down U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping ban on new wind energy projects in the United States. The decision was described as a major victory for the sector, which has been targeted by the White House since the first day of the administration.
Patti Saris, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, ruled that Trump’s ban was “arbitrary, capricious, and unlawful,” completely overturning the president’s decision.
On January 20, Trump issued a memorandum halting permits and leases for offshore and onshore wind farms until a federal review was completed. Saris stated that federal agencies had failed to provide a reasonable explanation for such a radical shift in U.S. policy.
Seventeen states, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, sued Trump in May seeking to overturn the ban. They argued that the prohibition posed “an existential threat to the wind industry.”
James wrote in a post on the social media platform X: “This is a major victory in our fight to continue combating the climate crisis and protect one of our best clean, reliable, and affordable energy sources.”
States in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, in particular, are pursuing offshore wind projects to meet future energy demand while reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in a statement that “while offshore wind projects were receiving unfair and preferential treatment, the rest of the energy sector was being burdened with onerous regulations.”
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