New court ruling blocks many of the government's anti-renewable policies

On Tuesday, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction blocking the US government from applying a range of restrictions on renewable power development. This ruling applies to the parties involved in the suit and expands on a similar decision made late last year. The court determined that the federal government's actions, including withdrawing areas of the continental shelf from potential offshore wind development, violated the Administrative Procedures Act. The only justification offered by the government for these restrictions was that they implemented a Trump executive order. This decision is favorable for companies developing non-polluting energy sources, though it leaves other government attempts to rationalize anti-renewable policies intact.