{"id":407636,"date":"2025-10-11T11:49:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T09:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=407636"},"modified":"2025-10-11T11:49:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T09:49:42","slug":"trump-admin-shakes-up-biggest-solar-boondoggle-in-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=407636","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Shakes Up Biggest Solar Boondoggle in North America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Aerial<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From The Daily Caller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"Logo<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

By Audrey Streb<\/a> DCNF Energy Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of the Interior (DOI) designated a massive solar project in Nevada as \u201ccancelled\u201d on Thursday, according to the agency\u2019s website, though a spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation that applicants can now \u201csubmit individual project proposals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) updated details on its website<\/a> regarding the Esmeralda Seven Solar Project, designating it as \u201ccancelled\u201d on Thursday. The Biden administration advanced<\/a> the project, which was set to be the largest solar development in North America, according to multiple<\/a> reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring routine discussions prior to the lapse in appropriations, the proponents and BLM agreed to change their approach for the Esmeralda 7 Solar Project in Nevada,\u201d a DOI spokesperson told the DCNF. \u201cInstead of pursuing a programmatic level environmental analysis, the applicants will now have the option to submit individual project proposals to the BLM to more effectively analyze potential impacts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(RELATED: Over $2 Billion California Solar Plant Built To Last, Now Closing Over Inefficiency)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DOI announced<\/a> in July that it would complete reviews of solar and wind projects, noting that it would end preferential treatment for the energy technology it deemed to be \u201cunreliable\u201d and \u201cforeign-controlled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday\u2019s actions further deliver on President Trump\u2019s promise to tackle the Green New Scam and protect the American taxpayers\u2019 dollars,\u201d said Acting Assistant Secretary for Lands and Minerals Management Adam Suess on July 17. \u201cAmerican Energy Dominance is driven by U.S.-based production of reliable baseload energy, not regulatory favoritism towards unreliable energy projects that are solely dependent on taxpayer subsidies and foreign-sourced equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trump administration has favored conventional energy sources like coal<\/a>, while the Biden administration pushed<\/a> for intermittent green energy sources like offshore wind<\/a> and solar through billions in subsidies, grants and loans. The DOI and other agencies have cancelled<\/a> grants for green energy projects and issued a work-stop order<\/a> on a massive offshore wind farm, though a federal Reagan-appointed judge allowed<\/a> it to continue on Sept. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Department of the Interior (DOI) designated a massive solar project in Nevada as \u201ccancelled\u201d on Thursday, according to the agency\u2019s website, though a spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation that applicants can now \u201csubmit individual project proposals.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":407641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"The Esmeralda Seven Solar Project in Nevada has been officially canceled. Learn about the shift in solar project proposals and energy strategies.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"Major Solar Project in Nevada Cancelled: What It Means for Energy","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818336,691826853,691832877,691822356,691837938,691833817,691833487],"class_list":{"0":"post-407636","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-biden-administration","9":"tag-bureau-of-land-management-blm","10":"tag-green-new-scam","11":"tag-nevada","12":"tag-solar-project","13":"tag-the-department-of-the-interior-doi","14":"tag-us-president-donald-j-trump","16":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0AQPmoVCBvrXW70_B6WY8yR_6ewIaG5IQSLNmkOzJkzqdsozlvwmXTkIJwoXjBGwecslQL4TEfPnKZCe2zRl-reJZICwpW_-CswOKYAPAeMzLklIxmMc_wmSM2f_l8TQ-1.jpeg?fit=1521%2C1011&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1I2M","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":392571,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=392571","url_meta":{"origin":407636,"position":0},"title":"Trump Admin Moves To Curb \u2018Environmentally Damaging\u2019 Green Energy Projects","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"03\/08\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Department of the Interior (DOI) moved to deal another blow to the green energy industry Friday, announcing that it will consider energy projects\u2019 capacity density and the environmental impacts before permitting them, singling out wind and solar.","rel":"","context":"In \"Biden Administration\"","block_context":{"text":"Biden Administration","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=biden-administration"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQOTDZqxlrxMpCzzFjz2IdKCnGzkDvin6iPCkwKR_kULZamqKQmHgRMfrxMeP6ME9B_jK3PsED1Y51-B5gyGvCEaQQKqcc8w7QZrbBQ1TilJVm3bWaeAogqibDwXnDwHRlIGjdyn6c0k9jQHBvZTbPXVJ_D9jg.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQOTDZqxlrxMpCzzFjz2IdKCnGzkDvin6iPCkwKR_kULZamqKQmHgRMfrxMeP6ME9B_jK3PsED1Y51-B5gyGvCEaQQKqcc8w7QZrbBQ1TilJVm3bWaeAogqibDwXnDwHRlIGjdyn6c0k9jQHBvZTbPXVJ_D9jg.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQOTDZqxlrxMpCzzFjz2IdKCnGzkDvin6iPCkwKR_kULZamqKQmHgRMfrxMeP6ME9B_jK3PsED1Y51-B5gyGvCEaQQKqcc8w7QZrbBQ1TilJVm3bWaeAogqibDwXnDwHRlIGjdyn6c0k9jQHBvZTbPXVJ_D9jg.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQOTDZqxlrxMpCzzFjz2IdKCnGzkDvin6iPCkwKR_kULZamqKQmHgRMfrxMeP6ME9B_jK3PsED1Y51-B5gyGvCEaQQKqcc8w7QZrbBQ1TilJVm3bWaeAogqibDwXnDwHRlIGjdyn6c0k9jQHBvZTbPXVJ_D9jg.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQOTDZqxlrxMpCzzFjz2IdKCnGzkDvin6iPCkwKR_kULZamqKQmHgRMfrxMeP6ME9B_jK3PsED1Y51-B5gyGvCEaQQKqcc8w7QZrbBQ1TilJVm3bWaeAogqibDwXnDwHRlIGjdyn6c0k9jQHBvZTbPXVJ_D9jg.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":397401,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=397401","url_meta":{"origin":407636,"position":1},"title":"Trump Admin Kills Massive Offshore Wind Project","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"24\/08\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Daily Caller News Foundation learned on Friday that the Department of the Interior (DOI) is immediately halting all activity on a massive offshore wind project.","rel":"","context":"In \"\u201cRevolution Wind\u201d project\"","block_context":{"text":"\u201cRevolution Wind\u201d project","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=revolution-wind-project-2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQMKsuaxrduVHdJL5uLNKDXVLQLGgxH0cilE-ahkMpOZ-lVsxiTg29A80SFYD44_Qa26aAoMP8ClYsmcdMwlfrETpx_Fv_t-Etb_i4VDXW5lUPmTGfDbV6g9r2oneNev-4gU6HnXnUwSMH56dv2nYh-nH36iYg.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQMKsuaxrduVHdJL5uLNKDXVLQLGgxH0cilE-ahkMpOZ-lVsxiTg29A80SFYD44_Qa26aAoMP8ClYsmcdMwlfrETpx_Fv_t-Etb_i4VDXW5lUPmTGfDbV6g9r2oneNev-4gU6HnXnUwSMH56dv2nYh-nH36iYg.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQMKsuaxrduVHdJL5uLNKDXVLQLGgxH0cilE-ahkMpOZ-lVsxiTg29A80SFYD44_Qa26aAoMP8ClYsmcdMwlfrETpx_Fv_t-Etb_i4VDXW5lUPmTGfDbV6g9r2oneNev-4gU6HnXnUwSMH56dv2nYh-nH36iYg.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQMKsuaxrduVHdJL5uLNKDXVLQLGgxH0cilE-ahkMpOZ-lVsxiTg29A80SFYD44_Qa26aAoMP8ClYsmcdMwlfrETpx_Fv_t-Etb_i4VDXW5lUPmTGfDbV6g9r2oneNev-4gU6HnXnUwSMH56dv2nYh-nH36iYg.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQMKsuaxrduVHdJL5uLNKDXVLQLGgxH0cilE-ahkMpOZ-lVsxiTg29A80SFYD44_Qa26aAoMP8ClYsmcdMwlfrETpx_Fv_t-Etb_i4VDXW5lUPmTGfDbV6g9r2oneNev-4gU6HnXnUwSMH56dv2nYh-nH36iYg.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":373219,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=373219","url_meta":{"origin":407636,"position":2},"title":"First Oil and Gas Lease Sales on Public Lands Yield Nearly $40,000,000 In Early Win for Trump Administration","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"02\/04\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Thursday it generated over $39 million in revenue from oil and gas lease sales on public lands during the first few months of 2025.","rel":"","context":"In \"American Energy Dominance\"","block_context":{"text":"American Energy Dominance","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=american-energy-dominance"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0Fracking_American-Shale-Gas-Drilling-Rig-By-FreezeFrames_shutterstock_1050825092-scaled-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C847&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0Fracking_American-Shale-Gas-Drilling-Rig-By-FreezeFrames_shutterstock_1050825092-scaled-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C847&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0Fracking_American-Shale-Gas-Drilling-Rig-By-FreezeFrames_shutterstock_1050825092-scaled-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C847&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0Fracking_American-Shale-Gas-Drilling-Rig-By-FreezeFrames_shutterstock_1050825092-scaled-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C847&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0Fracking_American-Shale-Gas-Drilling-Rig-By-FreezeFrames_shutterstock_1050825092-scaled-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C847&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":381429,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=381429","url_meta":{"origin":407636,"position":3},"title":"Trump Admin Walks Back Biden Rule \u2018Smothering\u2019 Alaskan Oil","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"04\/06\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"President Donald Trump\u2019s administration is moving to repeal a Biden-era rule that restricted oil drilling and infrastructure across Alaska\u2019s National Petroleum Reserve, according to the Department of the Interior (DOI).","rel":"","context":"In \"Alaska\"","block_context":{"text":"Alaska","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=alaska"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0ChatGPT-Image-4.-Juni-2025-16_46_37.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0ChatGPT-Image-4.-Juni-2025-16_46_37.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0ChatGPT-Image-4.-Juni-2025-16_46_37.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0ChatGPT-Image-4.-Juni-2025-16_46_37.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0ChatGPT-Image-4.-Juni-2025-16_46_37.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":397868,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=397868","url_meta":{"origin":407636,"position":4},"title":"U.S. Offshore Wind: Politics Giveth, Taketh","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"26\/08\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Last Friday, the Daily Caller News Foundation broke an exclusive story that the U.S. had ordered a halt to construction on the offshore Revolution Wind Farm project. The article, \u201cTrump Admin Kills Massive Offshore Wind Project,\u201d\u00a0announced the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (Department of Interior).","rel":"","context":"In \"\u00d8rsted\"","block_context":{"text":"\u00d8rsted","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=orsted-2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQM5aSHyJfhzclTlrdvD6K6IX4BnDZpdMrRDE2wS524G23iw74cmiMR1eJjNAwKH7AA8Fxr5Y060cCoDCB0gjsAluaBzLP-UMnv0YWBjImaefr3_urSomKJpAHBuB3l1bnGKA2FkjjdciWqS5JwBuegwncaxjA-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQM5aSHyJfhzclTlrdvD6K6IX4BnDZpdMrRDE2wS524G23iw74cmiMR1eJjNAwKH7AA8Fxr5Y060cCoDCB0gjsAluaBzLP-UMnv0YWBjImaefr3_urSomKJpAHBuB3l1bnGKA2FkjjdciWqS5JwBuegwncaxjA-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQM5aSHyJfhzclTlrdvD6K6IX4BnDZpdMrRDE2wS524G23iw74cmiMR1eJjNAwKH7AA8Fxr5Y060cCoDCB0gjsAluaBzLP-UMnv0YWBjImaefr3_urSomKJpAHBuB3l1bnGKA2FkjjdciWqS5JwBuegwncaxjA-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQM5aSHyJfhzclTlrdvD6K6IX4BnDZpdMrRDE2wS524G23iw74cmiMR1eJjNAwKH7AA8Fxr5Y060cCoDCB0gjsAluaBzLP-UMnv0YWBjImaefr3_urSomKJpAHBuB3l1bnGKA2FkjjdciWqS5JwBuegwncaxjA-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AQM5aSHyJfhzclTlrdvD6K6IX4BnDZpdMrRDE2wS524G23iw74cmiMR1eJjNAwKH7AA8Fxr5Y060cCoDCB0gjsAluaBzLP-UMnv0YWBjImaefr3_urSomKJpAHBuB3l1bnGKA2FkjjdciWqS5JwBuegwncaxjA-2.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":373420,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=373420","url_meta":{"origin":407636,"position":5},"title":"Alaskan Tribes \u2018Applaud\u2019 Trump Admin Revoking \u2018Deeply Flawed\u2019 Biden Admin Energy Policy","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"03\/04\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Alaska Natives celebrated the Department of the Interior\u2019s (DOI) decision to reinstate leasing and expansion for Alaska\u2019s oil and gas, community leaders told the Daily Caller News Foundation.","rel":"","context":"In \"(VOICE)\"","block_context":{"text":"(VOICE)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=voice"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GettyImages-1655589-1-scaled-e1742832964444.jpg?fit=1200%2C516&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GettyImages-1655589-1-scaled-e1742832964444.jpg?fit=1200%2C516&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GettyImages-1655589-1-scaled-e1742832964444.jpg?fit=1200%2C516&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GettyImages-1655589-1-scaled-e1742832964444.jpg?fit=1200%2C516&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0GettyImages-1655589-1-scaled-e1742832964444.jpg?fit=1200%2C516&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/121246920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=407636"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":407643,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407636\/revisions\/407643"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/407641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=407636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=407636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=407636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}