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New Permitting Freeze Threatens Hundreds of U.S. Solar and Wind Projects

Solar and wind project approvals on federal lands have virtually stopped this year as the Trump Administration rolls back Biden-era clean energy laws and permitting regulations and shows openly hostile attitude toward green energy developments.  Since President Donald Trump was sworn in in January, only one project, a solar development, has been approved on federal lands, according to a Reuters review of permitting data. No wind or solar project has cleared approval for development on federal lands since July, when a new order stipulated that…

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