Trump Taps Nashville Legend to Fight Solar and Wind Farms

After derailing gigawatts of renewable power with a permitting freeze, the Trump administration is expanding its war on renewable energy, retaining one of country music’s biggest stars in a PR offensive against utility-scale projects on “prime farmland.” The administration recently onboarded John…

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46d Heatmap News Trump Taps Nashville Legend to Fight Solar and Wind Farms — After derailing gigawatts of renewable power with a permitting freeze, the Trump administration is expanding its war on renewable energy, retaining one of…

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Appeared in: 2026-07-03 (#1) · 2026-07-04 (#17)

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