Another day has dawned, bringing with it a fresh setback for the Trump administration courtesy of a federal judge. In a ruling handed down on Monday, a judge appointed by Bill Clinton determined that Trump had not sufficiently explained his decision to halt the expansion of wind projects sweeping across the nation.

It might be tempting to imagine the president responding with, “I received 77 million votes, that’s my reasoning. End of discussion.” Unfortunately, such a straightforward approach isn’t feasible:

On his first day in office, January 20, Trump issued an executive order titled “Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects.” Although the title is quite verbose, the message was clear: he opposed these costly and, in his view, environmentally detrimental wind projects. (You can probably guess my stance on the matter as well).

Yet, Judge Saris appears to have a different perspective than the elected president. In response to the ruling:

New York Attorney General Letitia James, known for her support of environmental initiatives, hailed the decision as a significant triumph in the ongoing battle against the climate crisis, celebrating the outcome on social media.

A federal judge ‍ruled ⁠that the Trump administration had failed ⁠to justify its decision to suspend permitting of new wind projects in ‌keeping with the ‍Republican president’s wishes.

U.S. District Judge Patti Saris in Boston ‍sided with a ‍group of 17 Democratic-led ‍states… pic.twitter.com/bljdVN6c0m

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) December 9, 2025

On Trump’s first day in office (January 20), he issued an executive order titled “Temporary Withdrawal of All Areas on the Outer Continental Shelf from Offshore Wind Leasing and Review of the Federal Government’s Leasing and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects.” The name is pretty long-winded, but you get the idea: he’s not a fan of the ineffective, costly, environmentally harmful wind projects. (You might just be able to guess where I stand on them, too).

Apparently, though, Judge Saris knows better than the duly elected commander-in-chief. Saris:

“…the policy “constitutes a change of course from decades of agencies’ issuing (or denying) permits related to wind energy projects.”

She said the agencies never provided a reasoned explanation for adopting the change.

“Indeed, the Agency Defendants candidly concede that the sole factor they considered in deciding to stop issuing permits was the President’s direction to do so,” Saris wrote.

You know it’s a questionable decision when New York Attorney General Letitia James is a fan. The ruling is “a big victory in our fight to keep tackling the climate crisis,” she crowed on social media.

We won our lawsuit and stopped the Trump administration from blocking an array of new wind energy projects.

This is a big victory in our fight to keep tackling the climate crisis and protect one of our best sources of clean, reliable, and affordable energy.

— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) December 8, 2025

As we have covered extensively at RedState, wind projects are not all that, and are actively harming the very environment which leftists are always shrieking about.

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It’s unclear if the Trump administration will appeal this ruling, but my guess is they’re not going to take it lying down. Wind is not the futuristic answer to our fuel needs that so many sell it as. The president is right to point out that the emperor has no clothes.

Donald Trump is unleashing the power of American energy — the very thing Biden tried to quash.