Press Release: Texas Climate Jobs Project Applauds Preliminary Injunction Restoring Onshore Wind Permit Reviews
Texas Climate Jobs Project Applauds Preliminary Injunction Restoring Onshore Wind Permit Reviews
Last Thursday, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction reversing the Department of Defense's decision to freeze reviews of onshore wind projects while the lawsuit is pending. Texas Climate Jobs Project filed an amicus brief in the case with nine other state-based Climate Jobs coalitions.
In the brief, the Texas Climate Jobs Project argues that the freeze of all reviews for onshore wind projects violated federal law by failing to consider the impact on the workers who have dedicated their lives and careers to projects like the ones affected. In Texas alone, the freeze has jeopardized 11,870 direct construction jobs and 36,941 indirect and induced construction jobs across 41 affected projects.
“Wind projects have created good, stable careers for Texans for decades and should continue to provide invaluable opportunities for workers in the years to come. Thursday’s ruling will allow Texans to get back to work and support their families by building critical energy projects,” said Bo Delp, Executive Director of the Texas Climate Jobs Project. “Texas has long led the nation in affordable wind energy generation, accounting for over a quarter of American wind power. Pausing these projects during a time of unprecedented electricity demand does nothing but weaken our domestic energy infrastructure and threaten the careers of every worker whose career depends on clean energy. We’re grateful that today’s decision allows Texans to get back to work.”
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The Texas Climate Jobs Project (TCJP) was launched in July 2021 to fight climate change and reverse income inequality across the state. The coalition advocates for long-term solutions to these intertwined crises by tapping into the state’s massive clean energy potential and creating millions of new family-sustaining union jobs.