The decision in the case RENEW Northeast and other clean energy trade groups filed against the Interior Department and the Army Corps of Engineers is the latest in a series of decisions against the Trump administration in its attempts to block clean energy projects. NRDC and other environmental groups filed an amicus brief in the case supporting the clean energy developers.
The following is a comment from Kit Kennedy, managing director for power at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council):
“The Trump administration keeps trying new ways to block the clean energy projects needed to power the grid, and the courts keep striking them down. The administration should take the hint and stop these illegal attacks on projects that will help meet surging electricity demand and bring down costs for consumers.
“Despite its woeful record in court, the administration’s efforts are exacting a real cost on our nation. Consumers are paying higher prices, workers are losing jobs, the air and water are more polluted, and the renewable energy industry is having to fend off these attacks when it should be building at full speed.
“Instead of trying to prop up the dirty and uneconomic fuels of the Victorian era, this administration should let the market work. Wind, solar and batteries are the lowest cost and fastest-to-build energy sources. It’s time for the White House to get out of their way.”
