USA Today: “Is America Done with Clean Energy? Why Wind, Solar Power Are in Peril”

New research about review timelines under the National Environmental Policy Act is cited in this article about the future of US renewables.

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Date

Aug. 19, 2025

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Media Highlight

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USA Today

“On July 29, the department required wind or solar projects that have been approved but are being sued by opponents be federally reviewed and possibly canceled.

Nearly a third of solar projects and half of wind projects that completed Environmental Impact Statements faced lawsuits, according to research by Resources for the Future, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit research institute.”

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