Clinton-Appointed Judge Rules Trump Cannot Block New Wind Farms
Clinton-nominated Judge Patti Saris ruled Monday to overturn President Donald Trump’s day-one executive order directing agencies to pause issuing new or renewed wind project permits pending a “comprehensive assessment.”…
Clinton-nominated Judge Patti Saris ruled Monday to overturn President Donald Trump’s day-one executive order directing agencies to pause issuing new or renewed wind project permits pending a “comprehensive assessment.”
Trump’s order paused new or renewed offshore wind leases on a wide swath of federal waters and called for several agencies led by the Department of the Interior to complete an assessment on wind projects’ environmental and economic impacts. Sarisruled Monday that the “wind order” was illegal, vacating it.
“After review of the parties’ submissions and a hearing, the Court concludes that the Wind Order constitutes a final agency action that is arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law,” Saris’s ruling reads. “Accordingly, the Court vacates the Wind Order and declares it unlawful.”
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