Crapo Applauds U.S. Department of Interior Decision to Cancel Lava Ridge Wind Project

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Interior’s announcement on August 6, 2025, that it will move to cancel the Lava Ridge Wind Project, which was approved by the Biden Administration in December 2024.  The project would have constructed 231 wind turbines on approximately 57,447 acres near Jerome, Idaho, despite strong opposition from local community members, state officials and Idaho’s congressional delegation.

“Thanks to the U.S. Department of the Interior and Secretary Doug Burgum’s leadership, the Lava Ridge project is dead once and for all,” Senator Crapo said.  “This harmful proposal by the previous Administration willfully neglected widespread opposition from the local community.  I am glad to see President Donald Trump fulfilling his commitment to making sure Idaho voices on this matter were heard and respected.”

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