Trump Administration Cancels North America's Largest Solar Project
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Summary
The Trump administration has cancelled the Esmeralda 7 solar project, which was the largest solar development in North America, marking another move to block major clean energy initiatives. The Bureau of Land Management updated its planning website to note the environmental review was cancelled, with experts suggesting this reflects the administration's broader hostility toward renewable energy projects on federal lands.
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"As the Trump administration continues to take actions hostile to renewable energy projects, that may not be the last solar project on federal land to cancel"
"The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday updated its planning website for the Esmeralda 7 project to note that the environmental review of the project was 'cancelled'"
It's the Trump administration's latest move to slow or block major clean energy projects.
