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- U.S. President Donald Trump halted onshore wind development, citing national-security concerns.
- The Pentagon is delaying approvals for roughly 165 onshore wind projects on private lands.
- Since August 2025 developers have reported missing communication, canceled meetings and notices that applications are no longer being processed.
- Early-April letters said the Pentagon is reviewing its process for evaluating energy projects’ national-security impact, after earlier lawsuits over classified radar-interference risks.
