The District of Columbia and 17 states — including New York, Arizona, Massachusetts, California, Colorado, and Illinois — sued the Trump administration Monday over its attempts to stop wind energy developments across the US.
The states argue that by signing a presidential memorandum on his first day in office that halted federal approvals for wind energy projects, President Trump impeded their ability to reduce pollution and provide residents with cheap electricity. Billions of dollars of investments they’ve made in infrastructure, workforce development, and supply chains for wind energy are at risk, they contend.
The suit claims that Trump has attacked wind energy in an “arbitrary and capricious” way. It invokes the Administrative Procedure Act that allows courts to deem federal agency actions unlawful if they’re found to be “arbitrary” and “capricious.”
The suit claims that Trump has attacked wind energy in an “arbitrary and capricious” way. It invokes the Administrative Procedure Act that allows courts to deem federal agency actions unlawful if they’re found to be “arbitrary” and “capricious.”