Directives from the Trump administration have pushed the country’s solar and wind industries to a screeching halt, worrying Nevada’s congressional leaders.

In a letter dated Monday , the state’s Democratic leaders in Congress called attention to a July 15 memo from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum — one that they feel is “paralyzing hundreds of billions of dollars in investment, state and local tax revenue, and thousands of high-paying jobs.”

The memo requires Burgum to sign off on every step of the federal permitting process for solar and wind projects. In practice, that has meant no solar or wind project in any state has received permits since the new guidance, according to Monday’s letter.

“DOI’s July 15th memo does not ‘unleash energy dominance;’ it weaponizes the permitting process a

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