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OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL et al v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE et al
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1:25-cv-04400
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June 15, 2026
Solar, Wind Credits Still Clouded After Safe Harbor Revived
Renewable energy advocates scored a victory when a D.C. federal judge reinstated a safe harbor construction rule for solar and wind projects to access green energy tax credits, but uncertainty persists over the real-world impact while the federal government weighs its next steps.
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June 08, 2026
DC Judge Undoes IRS Wind, Solar Tax Credit Limitations
A D.C. federal judge has vacated an Internal Revenue Service notice limiting how wind and large-scale solar projects can qualify for two Biden-era clean energy tax credits, finding the Trump administration didn't sufficiently consider reliance interests and explain its rationale for the change.
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March 10, 2026
Feds Urge End To IRS Wind, Solar Safe Harbor Fight
The Trump administration has told a D.C. federal judge there's no basis to sustain a lawsuit challenging an IRS notice eliminating a safe harbor test that wind and solar projects could use to qualify for clean energy tax credits.
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February 23, 2026
States Back Challenge To IRS Nix Of Wind, Solar Safe Harbor
Sixteen Democratic-led states are backing a legal challenge to an Internal Revenue Service notice eliminating a safe harbor test that large wind and solar projects could use to qualify for clean energy tax credits.
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December 18, 2025
IRS Guidance Discriminates Against Wind, Solar, Groups Say
Several groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council and the city of San Francisco, asked a D.C. federal court Thursday to block the Internal Revenue Service from instituting new tax credit rules that they say illegally discriminate against wind and solar projects.