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The action affects five major offshore wind farms under development in federal waters, including the 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind. The admin...
The Trump administration has long opposed wind power, most often citing cost and reliability concerns.
The move is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to delay the construction of 6 gigawatts of offshore wind near a hotspot of data center dev...
The Trump administration ordered a federal lease pause, claiming national security concerns and prompting sharp criticism from Northeast proj...
The Trump administration ordered a federal lease pause, claiming national security concerns and prompting sharp criticism from Northeast proj...
An Interior Department statement did not detail the national security risks. It's the administration's latest pus to hobble offshore wind and limit renewable energy sources.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the administration paused the projects due to national security concerns identified by the Pentagon.
'Expensive, unreliable, heavily subsidized'
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said the agency is pausing leases for five offshore wind farms "due to national security concerns."
The Trump administration “paused” five offshore wind leases on Monday over concerns that they would interfere with military radars. Specifically, ...
