Trump administration advances only existing wind projects, not new farms, in permitting push

The Trump administration has promoted routine airspace approvals for wind projects as a permitting win, but all recently advanced projects are upgrades of existing facilities rather than new farm developments, according to reporting on admi

First covered Oct 28, 2026 · 1:11 PM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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13d Heatmap News Trump Hasn’t Been Advancing New Wind Farms During Permitting Talks — In September, the Trump administration told a reporter that the president directed the Pentagon to finally process wind projects through routine airspace…

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storage.courtlistener.com Gov.Uscourts.Ord.194424.154.1 (storage.courtlistener.com)

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Appeared in: 2026-10-28 (#4) · 2026-10-29 (#4)

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