The Lava Ridge project, spanning 57,447 acres across south-central Idaho’s public lands, is paused until further review.

President Donald Trump on Monday issued an executive order halting the development of the Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho. Permitting for the Lava Ridge Wind Project began in 2019, and it has since become one of Idaho’s most debated topics among politicians, ranchers, environmentalists and the Japanese-American community.

"Going forward, this is the process: if there’s not local support, we don’t do the project." Lt Gov Scott Bedke in Jerome to toast the halted Lava Ridge wind energy project

Among the flurry of executive orders from President Donald Trump this week was one targeting a massive wind energy project in Idaho. Some officials and activists are applauding the move.