New court ruling blocks many of the government's anti-renewable policies
Added layers of review singling out renewable energy have little legal basis.
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On Tuesday, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction blocking the US government from applying a range of restrictions on renewable power development, at least for the parties in the suit. The ruling expands on another that was issued late last year, applying similar logic to a broader set of federal restrictions and an expanded group of renewable energy developers. While the ruling is good news for companies looking to develop non-polluting energy sources, it leaves intact one of the only attempts the government has made to rationalize its animosity toward renewable power. Arbitrary and capricious again In December, a different judge in the same court ruled that the federal government's decision to withdraw all areas of the continental shelf from potential offshore wind development violated the Administrative Procedures Act. The problem, the court determined, was that the rules were arbitrary and capricious; the only justification the government offered was that they implemented a Trump executive order. Read full article Comments
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