Trump administration rescinds approval for massive Idaho wind project 

Published August 6, 2025 11:08am ET



The Trump administration is canceling its approval for what would have been one of the largest wind farms in the United States, marking an escalation in President Donald Trump’s crackdown on the renewable energy industry.

The Interior Department announced Wednesday that it was reversing the Biden administration’s “misguided, last-minute” decision to approve the Lava Ridge Wind Project on public lands in southern Idaho.

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