US EditionN.Y. Gov. Hochul Demands Trump Administration Uphold Off-Shore Wind Permits
Northeast governors warn that halting offshore wind projects threatens over 5,000 union jobs and billions in private investment, urging permit enforcement to protect regional energy and economy.
- Gov. Kathy Hochul joined other Northeast governors in pleading with the federal government to uphold existing offshore wind permits.
- The governors said these projects represent years of planning, billions in investment, and promise of jobs, while revitalizing ports and strengthening supply chains.
- They stated efforts to walk the projects back will jeopardize workers, waste progress, and cede leadership to foreign competitors.
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Five Northeastern Governors, Including CT's Ned Lamont, Back Offshore Wind Projects In Labor Day Statement
HARTFORD, CT — Gov. Ned Lamont joined four other Northeast governors in honoring “the strength, skill, and determination of America’s workers” while calling for the administration of President Donald Trump to uphold all offshore wind permits already granted and allow those projects to proceed.
Trump’s attacks on wind energy intensify
US President Donald Trump’s ongoing campaign against wind energy is pitting his administration against Democratic leaders and trade unions, and the management of a top wind farm developer against its shareholders. The administration’s latest wind crackdown arrived on Friday, when the Transportation Department said it would withdraw $679 million in funding for offshore wind projects. The move follows the imposition of new layers of bureaucratic s…
Healey slams Trump in Labor Day plea for 800 laid off wind farm workers
After the Trump administration pulled the plug last week on funding for the Salem Wind Port project — and in turn eliminated 800 construction jobs — Gov. Maura Healey joined fellow Northeast governors on Labor Day in pleading with the federal government to uphold existing offshore wind permits.
CT joins multiple states in urging Trump to uphold permits granted for offshore wind projects
Ned Lamont joined governors of four nearby states to ask Donald Trump to uphold all of the offshore wind permits that were already granted and to allow the projects to be constructed.
N.Y. Gov. Hochul demands Trump Administration uphold off-shore wind permits
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Gov. Kathy Hochul is demanding the Trump Administration uphold permits already granted for off-shore wind projects in New York amid the president’s decision to pull funding for such projects.
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