Trump's war on wind dealt a blow as executive order deemed 'arbitrary and capricious'

A federal judge dealt President Donald Trump's administration a significant legal blow on Monday, striking down his ban on wind power project approvals on federal lands and waters.

Judge Patti B. Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that the president's executive order stopping all leasing for new wind projects was "arbitrary and capricious," violating federal law, The New York Times reported. The judge, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, found that...