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Judge allows fifth wind project to keep building |
A federal court on Monday halted the last of five stop work orders issued by the Trump administration in December to block major offshore wind farms, giving the wind energy industry five legal wins in a row over the government. |
Reagan appointee Royce Lamberth granted an injunction against the administration's stop work order against Sunrise Wind, a project that would provide power to New York. In recent weeks, courts have issued similar injunctions against stop work orders the administration issued to four other projects. Monday's ruling means that all of the orders issued by the administration in December have been halted and all of the wind farms it aimed to block can keep building. The injunction issued Monday is temporary and it does not necessarily mean the project will prevail in the underlying case — though it could be an indication that the judge finds its arguments persuasive. In December, the Trump administration sought to block the five projects, arguing they posed a national security threat. It said that their turbines could interfere with radar signals – an argument wind supporters have argued was a pretext to block projects the administration simply does not like. President Trump has voiced a longstanding hatred of wind power and has said repeatedly that he does not want to see new wind energy projects built during his tenure. Read more at TheHill.com. |
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The Trump administration plans to roll back vehicle mileage standards for heavy duty pickup trucks and vans, it announced in a letter to manufacturers on Friday. |
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The U.S. will put together a $12 billion minerals stockpile, President Trump announced in the Oval Office on Monday. |
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President Trump announced a trade deal with India on Monday after he said the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to buy U.S. and "potentially" Venezuela oil, and not oil from Russia. |
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- Tomorrow, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on FERC. All five commissioners are slated to testify
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Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing this weekend after she didn't show up to church Sunday morning near her home in the Tucson, Ariz., area. Read more |
| Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said President Trump's Make American Great Again slogan was a "lie," saying his first year back in office was focused on obliging wealthy supporters. Read more |
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