Environmental Law
The courtroom turned into a wind farm of its own—except the gusts were legal arguments, and they blew straight through the Department of the Interior’s defenses.
Renewable Energy, APAA district court granted renewable energy groups' motion for preliminary injunction in a challenge to five DOI actions issued in response to executive branch actions concerning wind and solar energy projects. The groups challenged the agency actions, related to DOI's ability to approve wind and solar energy projects, under the APA. DOI argued the actions were not final and that they were "reasonable." The court found all five actions constituted final agency action and that the groups were likely to succeed on the merits of at least some of their claims. It enjoined DOI from enforcing the five actions. Renew Northeast v. United States Department of Interior, No. 25-cv-13961-DJC, 56 ELR 20057 (D. Mass. Apr. 21, 2026) (Casper, J.).
