Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
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The Interior Department said the projects posed national security risks, without providing details. The decision imperils billions of dollars of investments.
The Trump administration on Monday said it would pause leases for five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, essentially gutting the country’s nascent offshore wind industry in a sharp escalation of President Trump’s crusade against the renewable energy source.
The decision leaves just two intact wind farms in U.S. coastal waters — one small project off Rhode Island that has been operating since 2016 and a larger...
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