Wind turbines cover the Tehachapi Mountain Range in Tehachapi, Calif., on April 2,, 2024. On Monday, a federal judge said the Trump administration's ban on wind energy projects was "arbitrary." File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Massachusetts overturned President Donald Trump's decision to halt all new permits for wind energy projects.
The ruling by Judge Patti Saris of the District of Massachusetts on Monday called the ban "arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law" and said there wasn't a good explanation for implementing it.
Trump halted all new wind energy project permits in a Jan. 20 executive order, one of more than 200 he signed that day. The order said new permitting would be put on hold until there could be a "comprehensive assessment" of wind energy's impact on the economy and environment.
The ban led to seven offshore wind projects being paused.
