Interior Secretary Burgum must personally approve all wind and solar projects, a new order says

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 5:30 PM EDT, July 17, 2025


WASHINGTON (AP) — All solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum under a new order that authorizes him to conduct “elevated review” of activities ranging from leases to rights of way, construction and operational plans, grants and biological opinions.

The enhanced oversight on clean-energy projects is aimed at “ending preferential treatment for unreliable, subsidy-dependent wind and solar energy,” the Interior Department said in a statement Thursday. The order “will ensure all evaluations are thorough and deliberative” on potential projects on millions of acres of federal lands and offshore areas, the department said.

Clean-energy advocates said the action could hamstring projects that need to be underway quickly to qualify for federal tax credits that are set to expire under the tax-cut and spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4. The law phases out credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy while enhancing federal support for fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas.

“At a time when energy demand is skyrocketing, adding more layers of bureaucracy and red tape for energy projects at the Interior Department is exactly the wrong approach,’' said Stephanie Bosh, senior vice president of the Solar Energy Industries Association. “There’s no question this directive is going to make it harder to maintain our global (artificial intelligence) leadership and achieve energy independence here at home.’'

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[sinkingfeeling]

1. Another total industry being destroyed by the regime.

[SorellaLaBefana]

3. Or Destroying *Our* Future on this World

[hunter]

2. That sounds like a good setup for bribery.

How much is he going to charge?

[erronis]

12. None of your damn business, citizen. Get back to the farm.

[Dogberry57]

4. Blowhard

Do "wind projects" include everything that comes out of tRump's mouth?

[OKIsItJustMe]

10. Only if he's standing on Federal land at the time n/t

[Kid Berwyn]

5. Big Oil Must Get Paid

Every penny squeezed from every drop even if it kills every body else.

[Blackjackdavey]

6. Perhaps we should begin discussing "the plan"

As it seems to involve the calculation that A) Cataclysmic climate events, combined with locked down national borders, combined with intentionally speeding up the process, combined with rapid transfer of ALL wealth to the wealthiest will drastically reduce the global population. B) Demand for and the production of climate changing elements will thus become naturally under control. C) The wealthiest will weather it all with their island fortresses, armadas and security forces. D) Who will then inherit all the Earth with a more favorable demographic. Let's call this, the unadulterated version of "the rapture."

[Bayard]

7. So.... no more wind and solar projects?

[erronis]

13. Thinking I'll erect a tiny windmill in my backyard - enough to power a flashlight bulb.

If 200M of us do something similar is this doofus going to send his personal ICE teams in to rendition us?

[bluestarone]

8. From North Dakota here. Just saying that when Covid first started he was Governor here. It looked like he was

Very concerned about it in our state. Even saw tears in his eyes dealing with schools, and kids getting Covid. Today he is as much a monster as TSF is. He has swallowed the whole CULT virus!! He's a no good asshole.

[erronis]

14. "saw tears in his eyes". Dead give-away that he's faking everything.

[mathematic]

9. Cabinet secretary must give ad hoc approval to every project personally. Party of small government strikes again!

Really, this strikes me as less about energy projects and more about exchanging the rule of law for personal rule. You can get your stuff approved if you have the personal assent of the Party representative.

[Deminpenn]

11. Because that bottleneck worked so well for Noem with FEMA funding

nt

[lonely bird]

15. Hmmm...

What happened to onerous burdens on business? Asking for a friend.