The US Army Corps of Engineers has temporarily paused permitting on 168 renewable energy projects across the US to comply with President Donald Trump’s fossil fuels mandate.
“Of the approximately 11,000 pending permit actions by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the agency has temporarily paused evaluation on 168 (those focused on regulated activities associated with renewable energy projects), pending feedback from the Administration,” Army Corps spokesman Doug Garman said Wednesday.
The pause, issued to comply with Trump’s Jan. 20 “Unleashing American Energy” executive order, will continue at least through Friday when the “feedback” is expected, Garman said.
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