Obama administration green lights 1.1GW of new renewables projects

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Department of Interior approves three of the largest renewable energy projects in US history

The US Department of Interior (DOI) this week granted approval to three of the largest renewable energy projects in the country's history, firing the starting pistol on developments in the south east of...

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