The Trump administration escalated its battle against the wind industry, suspending five major offshore leases on the East Coast due to so-called national security concerns. (NYT)
Interior Sec. Doug Burgum announced a pause on the Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Sunrise Wind, and Empire Wind projects.
The administration cited interference with military radar as the primary national security threat, with Burgum dismissing the wind farms as “expensive, unreliable, and heavily subsidized” in an X post.
Zoom out: This executive order highlights why the clean energy industry pulled its support for the SPEED Act last week. A last-minute GOP amendment carved out a loophole giving the President more discretion to scrap projects like this.