Stop Secretary Burgum’s Gatekeeping of Wind & Solar Projects

The Trump administration just slammed the brakes on clean energy. A new policy gives Interior Secretary Doug Burgum the power to personally veto every single wind and solar project on federal lands. 

This isn't oversight. It’s interference, and it is unprecedented.

This move hands Big Oil exactly what it wants: endless delays for renewable energy and more public lands locked up for drilling. 

Tell the Department of the Interior: Reverse this reckless policy now.

The Trump administration’s outrageous new policy requires Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to personally approve every single wind and solar project on federal lands. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) oversees more than 500 million acres of federal land.

This policy is a political weapon to stall clean energy and protect Big Oil. Federal lands are crucial to developing the renewable energy America needs, and they are vast in scale. This policy threatens to halt progress just as the climate crisis intensifies.

Here’s why it must go:

1. It sabotages climate action. Wind and solar projects already face years of review. Adding a political chokepoint means more delays and more emissions.

2. It politicizes public lands. Clean energy decisions belong with expert staff, not a Trump appointee.

3. It protects polluters. By stalling renewables, this policy keeps us hooked on fossil fuels.

Sign the petition to call on the Department of the Interior to:

Rescind the memo requiring Secretary Burgum’s personal sign-off.

Restore permitting authority to DOI and BLM career staff.

Prioritize renewable energy to fight climate change and protect public lands

The climate crisis won’t wait. Trump’s Department of the Interior must stop putting politics over people and the planet. Sign the petition to tell them to reverse this dangerous policy now.
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Source

https://westernpriorities.org/2025/07/interior-secretary-burgum-must-personally-approve-all-wind-and-solar-projects/