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- Renewable Northwest v. Hegseth
Renewable Northwest v. Hegseth
Geography
Year
2026
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
About this case
Filing year
2026
Status
Proposed complaint in intervention filed by 18 states and District of Columbia.
Geography
Docket number
3:26-cv-01092
Court/admin entity
United States → United States District Court for the District of Oregon (D. Or.)United States → United States Federal Courts
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US) → Other Statutes and Regulations (US)
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Federal Aviation Act of 1958United States → Ike Skelton National Defense ActUnited States → National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018United States → Title 10 of the United States Code (U.S. Armed Forces)
At issue
Document with title of Renewable Northwest v. Hegseth
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Documents
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Document
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07/16/2026
Motion to intervene as plaintiffs filed by 18 states and District of Columbia.
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.
Motion To Intervene
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07/16/2026
Proposed complaint in intervention filed by 18 states and District of Columbia.
Challenge to the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to halt approvals for land-based wind energy projects in the United States.
Complaint
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07/06/2026
Federal defendants filed combined motion to dismiss and response in opposition to plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction.
Challenge to the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to halt approvals for land-based wind energy projects in the United States.
Motion To Dismiss
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06/22/2026
First amended complaint filed.
Challenge to the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to halt approvals for land-based wind energy projects in the United States.
Complaint
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06/11/2026
Motion for stay or preliminary injunction filed by plaintiffs.
Challenge to the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to halt approvals for land-based wind energy projects in the United States.
Motion
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05/31/2026
Complaint filed.
Challenge to the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to halt approvals for land-based wind energy projects in the United States.
Complaint
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Summary
Challenge to the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision to halt approvals for land-based wind energy projects in the United States.
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Target
Policy instrument
Risk
Impacted group
Just transition
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience
Finance