ASSOCIATED PRESS • May 5, 2025
Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., including Maine, are challenging an executive order signed by President Donald Trump during his first day in office, pausing approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects both onshore and offshore. They say Trump doesn’t have the authority to unilaterally shut down the permitting process, and he’s jeopardizing development of a power source critical to the states’ economic vitality, energy mix, public health and climate goals. They’re asking a federal judge to declare the order unlawful and stop federal agencies from implementing it.