Renewable Northwest v. Hegseth

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia (the States) filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to halt approvals for land-based wind energy projects in the United States. The States argued that this “Wind Freeze” adversely affected them, including by undermining their efforts to procure wind energy, maintain grid stability, enforce their clean energy policies, create jobs and generate tax revenue, and protect public health and the environment. The States contended that the plaintiffs in the suit represent commercial and financial interests of privately owned companies and could not adequately represent the States’ sovereign interests.