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Trump Administration Cancels Lava Ridge Wind Project in Southern Idaho

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum cited legal deficiencies in the Biden-era approval, leaving the site open to potential nuclear or other infrastructure uses.

FILE - A tractor travels down Hunt Road in front of a "Let's Stop Lava Ridge" sign near the Minidoka National Historic Site, July 6, 2023, in Jerome, Idaho. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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Overview

  • The Department of the Interior formally rescinded the 1,000-megawatt, 231-turbine Lava Ridge Wind Project approval on August 6, 2025.
  • Officials pointed to crucial legal deficiencies in the December 2024 Bureau of Land Management approval under President Biden as the justification for cancellation.
  • The move enforces President Trump’s July executive order requiring heightened Interior Department review of all wind and solar proposals.
  • Idaho Governor Brad Little and Attorney General Raul Labrador had directed state agencies to halt the project and raised concerns over procedural flaws and FAA flight-hazard rules.
  • The decision frees nearly 57,447 acres of public land for alternative energy or infrastructure proposals, including plans for small modular nuclear reactors.