Lawsuit: Pentagon Security Reviews Are Blocking Wind Farms and Killing Jobs

—A lawsuit filed against the Pentagon argues that its prolonged security reviews of wind energy projects — which assess potential interference with radar and military flight paths — are systematically blocking development and costing thousands of jobs. The legal challenge contends the review process has become an indefinite veto mechanism with no clear timeline or standards for approval. Wind developers say projects approved by state and federal energy regulators are stalled indefinitely once referred to Defense Department reviewers. The suit comes as the US attempts to expand renewable energy capacity to meet climate goals. Pentagon officials have defended the reviews as necessary to protect national security interests.