ELR Citation: 56 ELR 20082
No(s). 25-cv-13961-DJC (D. Mass. Jun 16, 2026) (Casper, J.)

A district court denied in part the U.S. government's motion to dismiss a challenge to DOI actions issued in accordance with executive branch actions concerning wind and solar energy projects. Renewable energy groups had challenged the agency actions, related to DOI's ability to approve wind and solar energy projects, under the APA, and moved for preliminary injunction. The government moved to dismiss for lack of standing and failure to plausibly allege the agency actions were final agency actions. While the motion to dismiss was pending, the court granted the preliminary injunction, finding all five actions constituted final agency action and that the groups were likely to succeed on the merits of at least some of their claims. It then denied DOI's motion to dismiss as to the five agency actions, finding the groups had plausibly alleged that their members faced imminent injury, that their injury was traceable to the actions, and that their requested relief—vacatur—would redress the harm.