Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by US Judge

President Donald Trump’s executive order directing government agencies to halt issuing new wind leases and permits was ruled illegal by a federal judge.

The ruling Monday sided with more than a dozen states and a New York clean energy group that had challenged the executive order that essentially froze US approvals of wind energy projects.

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