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Court Rules Trump’s Wind Permit Freeze Unlawful. A US court ruled that President Donald Trump’s ban on issuing new wind energy permits was “unlawful,” striking down the executive order he signed in January. The order froze federal approval of offshore and onshore wind projects, derailing multiple developments, including the major Empire Wind 1 project off New York. Seventeen states and a New York clean energy group sued the administration, arguing the freeze halted critical climate and infrastructure progress. Massachusetts judge Patti B. Saris vacated the order, calling it “arbitrary and capricious” and saying agencies failed to offer a reasoned explanation. She noted that federal officials could not indefinitely stop reviewing applications while conducting a broad policy assessment with no clear end date. New York Attorney General Letitia James celebrated the ruling as “a big victory” for climate action, saying it prevented the administration from blocking new wind projects. Court filings showed the permit freeze delayed key projects, including Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind and SouthCoast Wind, jeopardizing billions in economic benefits and stalling clean energy production. Despite the ruling, experts warned it might not revive the industry immediately, as agencies can still deny permits or slow-walk reviews under Trump’s pro-fossil-fuel agenda.
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