Nevada’s solar boom could be hampered by too much direct oversight from the Interior Department, the governor told the Trump administration in a letter Monday.

Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican, raised concerns about a July 15 memo that requires Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to directly sign off on every step of solar and wind development on public land. That includes every document created under the National Environmental Policy Act, from public notices to environmental impact statements and final decision letters.

In total, 69 types of documents related to solar and wind projects that might normally only need approval from state Bureau of Land Management directors must be routed through Burgum’s office.

“My office is hearing that solar projects deep in the project pipeline have been fr

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