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Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power

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

© Nick Oxford/Reuters

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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Bipartisan Anger Grows at Pentagon’s Delayed ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanups

Hundreds of bases are contaminated with PFAS, which are linked to low birth weight and other risks. Politicians from both parties are demanding explanations.

© Nina Riggio for The New York Times

A burned airplane fuselage used in firefighting exercises at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, a PFAS-contaminated site.
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Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects

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.

© Joshua A. Bickel/Associated Press

The Trump administration has now struck deals energy developers totaling more than $2.5 billion to cancel offshore wind leases.
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Renewable Groups Ask Courts to End Pentagon’s ‘Total Halt’ of Wind Power

More than 100 planned wind farms in 21 states are now stalled indefinitely as the Pentagon delays military reviews once seen as routine.

© Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times

The freeze affects 41 wind projects in Texas, which produces more wind power than any other state in the U.S., as well as projects in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.
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