{"id":28765,"date":"2026-04-23T16:21:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/climatechange\/?p=28765"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:21:47","slug":"federal-court-enjoins-dois-anti-renewable-actions-in-renew-northeast-v-doi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/climatechange\/2026\/04\/23\/federal-court-enjoins-dois-anti-renewable-actions-in-renew-northeast-v-doi\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Court Enjoins DOI\u2019s Anti-Renewable Actions in Renew Northeast v. DOI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/climatechange\/files\/2026\/04\/istockphoto-1492523900-612x612-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28771 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/climatechange\/files\/2026\/04\/istockphoto-1492523900-612x612-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/climatechange\/files\/2026\/04\/istockphoto-1492523900-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/climatechange\/files\/2026\/04\/istockphoto-1492523900-612x612-1-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/climatechange\/files\/2026\/04\/istockphoto-1492523900-612x612-1.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, on April 21, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mad.293725\/gov.uscourts.mad.293725.89.0.pdf\">enjoined<\/a> five secretarial orders issued by the Department of the Interior (\u201cDOI\u201d) and U.S. Army Corps (&#8220;USACE&#8221;) that collectively imposed sweeping constraints on wind and solar development across the United States. The Sabin Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.law.columbia.edu\/content\/renewable-energy-legal-defense-initiative\">Renewable Energy Legal Defense Initiative<\/a> (RELDI) filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs\u2019 motion for preliminary injunction on behalf of several rural-advocacy organizations with an interest in promoting renewable energy development. This blog post summarizes the case and reflects on its import.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2025, President Trump issued four executive actions deliberately crafted to chill renewable energy development: (1) Executive Memorandum: Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf From Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government\u2019s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects; (2) Executive Order No. 14156: Declaring a National Energy Emergency; (3) Executive Order No. 14154: Unleashing American Energy; and (4) Executive Order No. 14315: Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources. Shortly thereafter, the DOI and the USACE issued five anti-renewable secretarial orders: (1) a memorandum imposing heightened internal review requirements for all wind and solar permitting decisions; (2) a ban restricting renewable energy developers\u2019 access to the Fish and Wildlife Service\u2019s IPaC consultation tool, which provides localized information on endangered species; (3) an order directing the DOI to prioritize projects based on land-based \u201ccapacity density,\u201d meaning the amount of energy that can be produced per acre, disadvantaging renewables in comparison to fossil fuels; (4) a USACE memorandum similarly prioritizing high-capacity density energy projects in permitting decisions; and (5) a solicitor\u2019s opinion reinterpreting the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) in a manner unfavorable to renewable development. Collectively, these actions introduced procedural bottlenecks and substantive barriers that slowed or halted permitting for renewable energy projects on public and private lands nationwide. The orders also imposed substantial economic harm on rural landowners and communities: eliminating leasing opportunities, reducing income streams, and limiting productive land use.<\/p>\n<p>In February, a coalition of renewable energy trade associations and advocacy groups sued DOI, USACE and others, alleging that the agency actions are arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (\u201cAPA\u201d), and filed the motion for preliminary injunction. In particular, Plaintiffs allege that the actions have unlawfully disrupted established permitting frameworks and imposed categorical disadvantages on wind and solar energy development without a reasoned explanation. The Sabin Center \u2013 on behalf of amici advocating for rural landowners and communities including the Center for Rural Affairs, Solar United Neighbors, Renew Missouri, and CURE \u2013 filed a brief supporting plaintiffs\u2019 motion, emphasizing the property, economic, and community harms imposed by the challenged actions.<\/p>\n<p>In issuing its preliminary injunction, the court found that plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits of their APA claims, determining that all of the challenged agency actions were likely arbitrary and capricious because the agencies did not provide sufficient explanation for their change in policy or adequately consider reliance interests, and\/or that the agency actions were contrary to federal statute, including the OCSLA and the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). Indeed, the court elaborated that DOI\u2019s deliberate and unabashed roadblocks established and applied exclusively to the development of renewable energy marked a \u201csignificant departure from [agency] precedent\u201d and required a \u201cmore detailed justification\u201d than the sparse and unreasoned rationales provided \u2013 most of which focused on the need to implement Trump\u2019s executive orders.<\/p>\n<p>The court also determined that plaintiffs faced irreparable harm, likely in the form of ongoing and imminent economic loss resulting from delayed or stalled projects, and that the balance of equities and public interest favored the Plaintiffs. On this point, the court agreed with the plaintiffs that the contested secretarial orders \u201cdelay[] and prevent[] the development of wind and solar energy projects in the United States, which in turn threatens the public\u2019s vital interest in maintaining a reliable, affordable, and resilient power grid.\u201d And, citing the Sabin Center\u2019s amicus brief, the court acknowledged that \u201cthe [a]gency [a]ctions adversely impact the property rights of rural landowners and harm the character of rural communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The situation is rife with irony. The Trump Administration issued the anti-renewable orders under the pretense of creating \u201ca reliable, diversified, and affordable supply of energy,\u201d yet the court found that the resulting secretarial orders undermined those very objectives. What\u2019s more, the Administration\u2019s actions clearly undermine the property rights of rural landowners\u2014a key political constituency. Given these contradictions and inconsistencies, one is left to speculate about the motivations behind the Administration\u2019s actions. The answer, unfortunately, might simply be one man\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sps.columbia.edu\/news\/trumps-war-wind#:~:text=When%20Trump%20bought%20the%20Menie,%22monsters%22%20from%20going%20ahead.\">personal<\/a> animus toward renewables.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, on April 21, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts enjoined five secretarial orders issued by the Department of the Interior (\u201cDOI\u201d) and U.S. Army Corps (&#8220;USACE&#8221;) that collectively imposed sweeping constraints on wind and solar development across the United States. 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