Federal Judge Throws Out Trump Order Blocking Wind Energy Project
The White House says offshore wind projects were given unfair, preferential treatment during the Biden administration.
The White House says offshore wind projects were given unfair, preferential treatment during the Biden administration.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2025 (AP) — A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.S. law.
Judge Patti Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order blocking wind energy projects and declared it unlawful.
Saris ruled in favor of a coalition of state attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, that challenged Trump’s Day One order that paused leasing and permitting for wind energy projects.
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