Key facts
- Pentagon cleared wind projects in Maine and South Dakota.
- The move is part of an effort to speed up US energy and infrastructure projects.
The Trump administration is lifting a blockade that had stalled some wind farms in a bid to boost support for a bipartisan plan to speed construction of US energy and infrastructure projects. Marking the shift, the Pentagon on Thursday advanced proposed wind projects in Maine and South Dakota, clearing them after a national security review that has bogged down scores of similar ventures nationwide. The action was described by a White House official who asked for anonymity because there hasn’t been a formal announcement.
