States sue Trump over ‘existential threat’ to wind energy

https://www.theverge.com/news/661318/wind-energy-electricity-states-lawsuit-president-trump

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  1. The District of Columbia and 17 states — including New York, Arizona, Massachusetts, California, Colorado, and Illinois — sued the Trump administration Monday over its attempts to stop wind energy developments across the US.

    The states argue that by signing a presidential memorandum on his first day in office that halted federal approvals for wind energy projects, President Trump impeded their ability to reduce pollution and provide residents with cheap electricity. Billions of dollars of investments they’ve made in infrastructure, workforce development, and supply chains for wind energy are at risk, they contend.

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