# Daily on Energy: Burgum bangs BAAJA drum

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/daily-on-energy-burgum-bangs-baaja-drum/
- Published: 2026-11-10T20:50:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T21:25:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Washington Examiner (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-on-energy/4799215/daily-on-energy-burgum-bangs-baaja-drum/
- Topics: Environment, Politics, Science

## Key points

- Burgum says BAAJA guarantees equal treatment for wind and solar.
- Trump said he would not approve permits for new wind turbines.
- The Senate advanced the bill by 73 votes to 25.

## Summary

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum urged senators to pass the BAAJA permitting bill, saying its text would ensure wind and solar projects are treated equally under the law. His comments downplayed President Donald Trump’s stated opposition to approving new wind turbine permits, highlighting uncertainty over how the administration would apply the legislation.

The Senate voted 73-25 to limit debate and advance the nearly 500-page bill towards a final vote. Of the 25 senators opposing the motion, 24 were Democrats and one was Republican Mike Rounds, who objected to a provision shifting some transmission-line siting authority from states to the federal government. Some senators who supported advancing the bill said they had not committed to backing final passage.

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