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This rural county banned renewables. Now it's having second thoughts

WBUR

Published September 18, 2026 at 12:07 PM EDT

Almost a quarter of all counties in the United States have laws restricting wind or solar farms. Many of those were put in place in the last few years.

One rural county in Idaho that outright banned renewable development in 2024 is having second thoughts.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Julia Tilton, a reporter for The Daily Yonder.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.