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wind farms

What’s Killing Onshore Wind Power?

Facing staunch local opposition and federal roadblocks, new wind project development is teetering on the brink, despite growing power demand. Even Iowa, the nation’s most wind-powered state, is “closed for business,” experts say.

By Dan Gearino, Anika Jane Beamer

A wind farm is seen in a rural area near Pomeroy, Iowa, on July 5, 2025. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images
An aerial view of the Ocean City inlet and boardwalk in Maryland. Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Challenge to Maryland Offshore Wind Project Stokes Concerns Among Legal Scholars

By Aman Azhar

A wind turbine at Orsted’s Block Island Wind Farm off the shores of Rhode Island. Credit: Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Trump Administration Issues Stop Work Order for Offshore Wind Project, Citing National Security Concerns

By Aidan Hughes

A view of Dominion Energy’s Myrtle Solar project in Suffolk, Va. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Trump’s Budget Wish Could Threaten Billions in Clean Energy Investment in Virginia

By Charles Paullin

A deer roams in front of a wind farm on a private ranch near Kevin, Mont. Credit: William Campbell-Corbis via Getty Images

Property Rights Take Center Stage as Montana Grapples With Wind Development

By Karin Kirk

Boxes of solar panels await installation at a solar farm construction site on June 24, 2024, in Albion, Mich. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

A New Michigan Law Countering Local Opposition to Renewable Energy Is Triggering More of the Same

By Douglas J. Guth

A view of a wind farm in Papalote, Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Texas Leads U.S. Renewable Energy Generation by a Country Mile

By Dan Gearino

The Kayenta solar farm is seen on June 23, 2024 in Kayenta, Ariz. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Companies Tell Congressional Committee That Renewable Energy Is Needed to Keep Up With Demand

By Katie Surma

A wind turbine generates electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm off the shores of Rhode Island. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images

Executive Orders on Energy and Climate Have Advocates Across the Nation on Edge

By Dan Gearino, Aman Azhar, Amy Green, Dylan Baddour, Jake Bolster, Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense, Lauren Dalban, Lisa Sorg, Liza Gross, Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz, Phil McKenna

Wind turbines generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm in Rhode Island on July 7, 2022. Credit: John Moore/Getty Images

Multi-State Offshore Wind Pact Weakened After Connecticut Sits Out First Selection

By Jon Hurdle

The 8.5-megawatt solar farm in Houston, Alaska, is comprised of 14,000 solar panels and sits on land that was burned during the devastating 1996 Miller's Reach Fire. Credit: Loren Holmes/ADN

Alaska Utilities Turn to Renewables as Costs Escalate for Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation

By Hal Bernton

Wind turbines spin on Alaska’s Fire Island in 2022. Cook Inlet Region, which owns most of the island, built the 17.6MW project a decade ago and is looking at options to triple the power output. Credit: Loren Holmes/ADN

Veterans of Alaska’s Oil Industry Look to Blaze a Renewable Energy Pathway in the State

By Hal Bernton

One of the largest onshore wind farms in the country is being developed in south central Wyoming, but the state still has the second-fewest clean energy jobs, behind only Alaska. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call

Wyoming Lags in Clean Energy Jobs, According to New Report

By Jake Bolster

A wind turbine towers over farmland near Middleton, Wisconsin. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Clean Energy Is Booming in Purple Wisconsin. Just Don’t Mention Climate Change

By Kristoffer Tigue

Linemen work on a rebuild of Northwestern Energy transmissions lines in Livingston, Montana. Credit: William Campbell/Getty Images

Western States Could Make Billions Selling Renewable Energy, But They’ll Need a Lot More Regional Transmission Lines

By Wyatt Myskow

An aerial view of the SunZia construction along the San Pedro River Valley on March 19. Credit: Michael McKisson/Arizona Luminaria

Residents of One of Arizona’s Last Ecologically Intact Valleys Try to Detour the Largest Renewable Energy Project in the US

By Wyatt Myskow

Wind turbines generate electricity outside of Cheyenne, Wyo. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Wyoming’s Wind Industry Dodged New Taxes in 2024 Legislative Session, but Faces Pushes to Increase What it Pays the State

By Jake Bolster

The Minnesota Energy Infrastructure Permitting Act could streamline the regulatory approval process for clean energy projects. Credit: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Minnesota Eyes Permitting Reform for Clean Energy Amid Gridlock in Congress

By Kristoffer Tigue

A cluster of wind turbines near Wilton, N.D. Credit: Dan Koeck/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Understanding the Weather Behind a Down Year for Wind Energy

By Dan Gearino

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