0:38
Whitehouse
25:10 - 25:48
"Your IPAC database helps developers quickly determine if a project could affect a protected species. IPAC has received bipartisan praise, but in July of last year, you banned wind and solar projects from using the online IPAC system. Who does that help? Developers can once again access the system, but that thanks to a court order."
“Your IPAC database helps developers quickly determine if a project could affect a protected species. IPAC has received bipartisan praise, but in July of last year, you banned wind and solar projects from using the online IPAC system. Who does that help? Developers can once again access the system, but that thanks to a court order.”
- Speaker
- Whitehouse
- Timestamp
- 25:10 – 25:48
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- June 10, 2026
From the transcript
Your IPAC database helps developers quickly determine if a project could affect a protected species. IPAC has received bipartisan praise, but in July of last year, you banned wind and solar projects from using the online IPAC system. Who does that help? Developers can once again access the system, but that thanks to a court order. And the pattern at DOI remains to abuse every process to stall clean energy projects.
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