The Trump administration is pausing approvals for new renewable energy projects on public lands and in public waters.
The Interior Department quietly issued an order Monday that blocks activities that enable renewable development on federally-owned lands or offshore.
For 60 days, the government will not issue any leases, rights of way, contracts or “any other agreement required to allow for renewable energy development.”
The order says that its purpose is to implement “a targeted and time-limited elevation of relevant decisions at the Department of the Interior … for the purpose of reviewing the questions in fact, law, and policy they raise.”
It comes as Trump has launched an assault on wind energy in particular, issuing an executive order that pauses new approvals for wind energy. But applying the pause to renewables broadly is an escalation — pausing solar energy action as well.
Despite his apparent distaste for wind energy, Trump has also expressed that the nation needs more energy — even issuing an emergency declaration Monday. He is expected to promote fossil fuels — particularly oil and gas — in light of the issue.
Posted by John3262005
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This won’t last much like the proposed changes to energy rules in Texas didn’t last. Renewables are cheap enough and even Red states are heavily invested in it.
Well will still have to deal with the dumbass reflexive anti- anything the democrats like bullshit though.
The second article has good maps on where the Wind and Solar are located. Rural areas which need the business. So eventually Dan Patrick and friends mostly backed off.
1. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/05/texas-bills-energy-natural-gas-fossil-fuel-renewables/
2. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/05/texas-bills-energy-natural-gas-fossil-fuel-renewables/
Wouldn’t this also stop all dam projects?
Just evil spiteful policy. I hate people.
Both Sides the same my a***
It should have been the Democrats in charge.