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January 12, 2026

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Clean Energy Groups Sue Feds Over Solar, Wind Restrictions
The renewable energy industry and its advocates have initiated two more lawsuits against the Trump administration over its continuing campaign against wind and solar energy development.
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Offshore Wind Developers Fight to get Back in the Water
Three of the four developers building wind farms in U.S. waters are challenging the Trump administration’s Dec. 22 order suspending all such construction.
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Trump Scoring Victories as he Goes Tilting at Wind Turbines
The Trump administration has ordered all offshore wind generation construction halted and has stalled some onshore wind projects.
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Solar Power Continues to Make Gains, but Slowdown Expected in 2026
The degree of risk and uncertainty springing from indifferent or outright obstructive new federal policies in 2025 has trimmed planned solar deployment.
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All U.S. Offshore Wind Construction Halted
An announcement by the U.S. Department of Interior said the Department of Defense had identified wind farms as national security risks and is pausing offshore wind leases.
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Permitting Bill Runs into Difficulty Involving Offshore Wind
House Republicans amended the SPEED Act on its way to a floor vote, in order to allow the Trump administration to keep repealing Biden-era permits for offshore wind, which led renewable energy groups to drop support for the bill.
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Judge Tosses Trump’s Halt on Wind Projects

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order halting onshore and offshore wind power leasing and permitting was unlawful, finding that it violated the Administrative Procedure Act.

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BOEM Seeks to Pull Back Atlantic Shores OSW Approval
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is seeking to remand its earlier approval of the construction and operations plan for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind.
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Trump Administration Takes Actions to Grow Coal’s Role on the Grid
Three cabinet-level agencies announced coordinated policies that are meant to improve coal's position in the energy system by improving power plants, cutting environmental regulations and increasing mining of the fuel.
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BOEM Seeks to Vacate Maryland Offshore Wind Approval
BOEM is formally seeking to vacate approval of the US Wind project off the Maryland coast, saying it made errors in granting the approval.

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