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.
President Donald Trump suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife.
President-elect Donald Trump tasked a New Jersey congressman and vocal critic of offshore wind with writing an executive order he could issue to halt wind energy projects
Residents upset with offshore wind turbine plans have found reprieve from a moratorium order from newly installed President Donald Trump.
Trump signed dozens of executive orders, essentially laying out policy intentions for this second term in office. Many of the orders dealt with the environment.
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 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.
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In what could be good news for Australia, a Republican congressman says he has already drafted the executive order.
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.
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 ...
Within hours of his inauguration, the US President issued executive orders to withdraw from the UN treaty and expand fossil fuels. Australia should not be tempted to follow suit.