More Than 150 US Wind Projects Stall as Pentagon Delays Reviews | The delays, which companies say have worsened significantly in recent weeks, are the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to block wind power.
More Than 150 US Wind Projects Stall as Pentagon Delays Reviews | The delays, which companies say have worsened significantly in recent weeks, are the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to block wind power.
> As Pentagon officials delay approval of wind farms, scientific studies show that they can distort radar systems, but the problem is manageable, researchers say.
[Other countries are instead looking to integrate wind turbines into national defense.](https://yle.fi/a/74-20184628)
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Is there a legal remedy?
The [Financial Times broke this story](https://www.ft.com/content/fdc6aa8a-538a-4f1d-b1b9-a0ce0cd2a5ac) but I don’t have a gift link to their article.
[I’ll note that the national security claims are simply lies](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/climate/wind-turbines-radar-systems.html?unlocked_article_code=1.f1A.Z53K.ByZWnasy3Am6)
> As Pentagon officials delay approval of wind farms, scientific studies show that they can distort radar systems, but the problem is manageable, researchers say.
[Other countries are instead looking to integrate wind turbines into national defense.](https://yle.fi/a/74-20184628)