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EXCLUSIVE: Trump admin nixes giant wind farm approved 'last-minute' by Biden team
Trump admin says former President Joe Biden's approval of the Lava Ridge wind project included 'crucial legal deficiencies'
By Alec Schemmel Fox News
Published August 6, 2025 9:30am EDT
FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump's Interior Department is canceling what would have been one of the largest land-based wind farms in the United States after former President Joe Biden's "last-minute" push to approve the project during his final weeks in office.
The Lava Ridge Wind Project, approved in December 2024 by the Biden administration's Bureau of Land Management, was expected to be a 1,000-megawatt wind farm with up to 231 wind turbines across nearly 57,447 acres in southern Idaho.
Following a review of the project by the Trump administration, officials at the Interior Department claimed to find "crucial legal deficiencies" with Biden's approval of the project, including certain statutorily binding criteria that were ignored, according to a press release announcing the decision to terminate the wind farm project.
Former President Joe Biden's administration pushed to approve the Lava Ridge Wind Project during his final weeks in office, sparking backlash from the Trump administration. (Getty Images)
"Under President Donald Trump's bold leadership, the Department is putting the brakes on deficient, unreliable energy and putting the American people first," said Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. "By reversing the Biden administration's thoughtless approval of the Lava Ridge Wind Project, we are protecting tens of thousands of acres from harmful wind policy while shielding the interests of rural Idaho communities. This decisive action defends the American taxpayer, safeguards our land, and averts what would have been one of the largest, most irresponsible wind projects in the nation."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-trump-admin-nixes-giant-wind-farm-approved-last-minute-biden-team
