Federal Court Strikes Down Trump’s Offshore Wind Ban

President Donald Trump’s offshore wind ban has been overturned.

On Monday, Judge Patti B. Saris of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts ruled that President Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order halting permits and leasing for new wind energy projects is “unlawful,” vacating the order and ruling in favor of the plaintiffs, which include 17 states and Washington, D.C. A group of environmental advocacy groups, including the Arcata-based Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC), filed an amicus curae brief in support of the suit.

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