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December 10, 2025

Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy

By MATTHEW DALY and JENNIFER McDERMOTT
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump's executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.S. law.

Judge Patti Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated Trump's Jan. 20 executive order blocking wind energy projects and declared it unlawful.


 
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