Legal-litigation

Pentagon's onshore wind permit freeze blocks 155+ projects across 24 states due to drone-security concerns, costing developers about $2B and tying up roughly 44 GW of capacity; offshore wind actions and related court rulings add to regulatory risk, with ongoing lawsuits and questions about tax credits and financing.

Coalition of 18 states plus DC joins industry lawsuit to overturn the DoD wind permitting freeze, which has blocked 155 onshore wind projects, creating regulatory risk for grid reliability, energy costs, and tax-credit timing.

Court filings allege Meta downplayed child harms and hid safety issues, backed by internal docs and testimony in a sprawling multidistrict lawsuit against multiple social platforms.