Idaho State Capitol building on January 11, 2023. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun)
After county commissioners asked for help, Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador told state legislators Wednesday his office would appeal a forthcoming decision to approve the proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project near Twin Falls.
Labrador made his comments during the Idaho Legislature’s Committee on Federalism meeting Wednesday at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise after Jerome County Commissioner Ben Crouch and Twin Falls County Commissioner Jack Johnson asked for the state’s help.
“We’re also waiting for the final record of decision, and we are going to be appealing that as well,” Labrador said during Wednesday’s meeting. “So I think it’s good that the counties, and even some local members of the community, are going to be filing lawsuits. I’ve never discouraged them to do that.
“In fact, I encouraged them to do that, because sometimes it’s stronger when it’s not just the Office of Attorney General that is filing the lawsuit. But we will be joining all of these legal fights. And we have several groups – county commissioners, private interests and others – that are thinking about filing lawsuits, and we will be supporting all of these things. So rest assured that our office has a long-term plan, and we will be working on this.”