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Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power 6 August 2026 at 19:56

Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power

6 August 2026 at 19:56

Since April, the Defense Department has halted all military reviews for wind projects, stalling dozens of projects nationwide.

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Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power 6 August 2026 at 19:56

Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Brad Plumer

6 August 2026 at 19:56

Since April, the Defense Department has halted all military reviews for wind projects, stalling dozens of projects nationwide.

Turbines near Throckmorton, Texas. Defense Department reviews are meant to ensure that wind farms do not interfere with radar or flight paths.

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U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin 31 July 2026 at 20:48

U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Scott Dance

31 July 2026 at 20:48

A federal plan would impose drastic water cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada in dry years over the next decade. A legal battle could follow.

Water from the Colorado River flowing through an irrigation canal in Arizona earlier this month.

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U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin 31 July 2026 at 20:48

U.S. Raises Threat of Steep Water Cuts in Lower Colorado River Basin

NYT - Science

By: Scott Dance

31 July 2026 at 20:48

A federal plan would impose drastic water cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada in dry years over the next decade. A legal battle could follow.

NYT - Energy & Environment
Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers 29 July 2026 at 20:46

Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Brad Plumer

29 July 2026 at 20:46

In the latest example, the Energy Department will convert a shuttered Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility into a data center campus and gas plants.

President Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright during a White House event last week in which 200 companies vowed to prevent A.I. data centers from driving up power costs.

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Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers 29 July 2026 at 20:46

Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers

NYT - Science

By: Brad Plumer

29 July 2026 at 20:46

In the latest example, the Energy Department will convert a shuttered Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility into a data center campus and gas plants.

NYT - Energy & Environment
Another Trump Administration Payment to Stop Offshore Wind Farm 29 June 2026 at 23:41

Another Trump Administration Payment to Stop Offshore Wind Farm

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Maxine Joselow

29 June 2026 at 23:41

It was the fourth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to forfeit their offshore wind leases.

Duke Energy is one of the nation’s largest utilities. Here, a Duke Energy wind farm project in Rolling Hills, Wyoming.

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Interior Department Moves to Relax Rules for Drilling on Public Lands 22 June 2026 at 19:33

Interior Department Moves to Relax Rules for Drilling on Public Lands

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Maxine Joselow

22 June 2026 at 19:33

A pair of proposals from the Trump administration would lower costs and weaken requirements for fossil fuel companies that drill on federal property.

One proposal would lower the cost of the bonds that fossil fuel companies must pay the Interior Department before they start drilling or mining on public lands.

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Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects 17 June 2026 at 22:49

Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects

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By: Brad Plumer

17 June 2026 at 22:49

It’s the third such deal the Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for offshore turbines, spending roughly $2.5 billion to get companies to abandon their wind projects.

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Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects 17 June 2026 at 22:49

Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Brad Plumer

17 June 2026 at 22:49

It’s the third such deal the Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for offshore turbines, spending roughly $2.5 billion to get companies to abandon their wind projects.