FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, wants to give states more power to reject solar and wind energy projects on federal land. Risch is expected to introduce a bill, known as the Don’t Develop Obstructive Infrastructure on our Terrain Act, or Don’t DO IT Act, on Wednesday that would require the Department of the Interior secretary to deny energy projects if state legislatures disapprove of them. It is cosponsored by Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho. House Reps.
The proposed project involves installing around 400 wind turbines and other infrastructure needed to power it spanning 197,474 acres. This is equivalent to an area slightly larger than Los Angeles. Risch said in a statement to Fox News Digital his bill 'will empower Idaho and other states to prevent the federal government from implementing unwanted, obstructive, and misaligned wind and solar energy projects on public land, like Lava Ridge.