President Donald Trump suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife.
Global energy giant Shell announced Thursday that it has withdrawn from the Atlantic Shores offshore wind project in New Jersey, another huge blow to the state’s ambitious renewable energy plans. The announcement,
Maine’s formal interest in developing ocean wind energy dates back to 2008, when former Gov. John Baldacci created an Ocean Energy Task Force to devise a strategy.
US President Donald Trump says that wind farms harm birds and whales. Scientists weigh wind power's impacts on wildlife against those of oil and gas.
President Trump paused an offshore wind project aimed at fighting climate change. Reporter Sabrina Shankman explains why to political reporter James Pindell. On Monday, newly sworn-in President ...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order temporarily halting offshore wind lease sales in federal waters and pausing the issuance of approvals, permits and loans for both onshore and offshore wind projects.
In what could be good news for Australia, a Republican congressman says he has already drafted the executive order.
The first Trump administration lost more than three-quarters of the court cases against its regulatory actions, according to New York University’s Institute for Policy Integrity. Many of those cases were brought by state attorneys general, including New York’s.
President Donald Trump has ordered a temporary suspension of new federal leases for offshore wind energy projects, pending a comprehensive environmental and economic review. The White House issued an executive action to halt offshore wind leasing on the US outer continental shelf, stating concerns over aesthetics, costs and wildlife impact.
Without providing evidence, he said offshore wind projects were behind ... of his strategy to decarbonize the U.S. power sector to fight climate change and his government held multiple auctions ...
Wind power currently provides about 10% of ... The Biden administration sought to ramp up offshore wind as a climate change solution, setting national goals to deploy offshore wind energy, holding ...
A Trump executive order temporarily pauses leases and permits for offshore and onshore wind projects. Wind advocates say an offshore wind freeze could threaten states' climate goals and jobs.