Donald Trump Cancels Construction of One of America’s Largest Wind Farms [Video]

Donald Trump halted construction on what was set to be the largest wind farm in the U.S. on his first day in office.

The president stopped building work on over 100,000 acres of clean energy infrastructure at the Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho via an executive order on Tuesday.

Newsweek contacted the White House and developers Magic Valley Energy for more information on the order, the decision and the implications for those involved in the project via email. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) declined to comment when approached by Newsweek.

Why It Matters

The move is part of a series of day-one promises that Trump pledged to fulfill once he was sworn in.

In his inauguration speech, Trump said that the U.S. would “drill, baby, drill,” and expand oil and gas initiatives at the expense of renewable energy projects. This order, along with his removal of the U.S. from the Paris …