Trump administration stops wind project that would power 500,000 New York homes

DAVID BLACKMON: Burgum Says What’s Good For Offshore Oil Is Good For Offshore Wind

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered Equinor to halt all work late Wednesday at its Empire Wind project offshore New York.

New York Just Can’t Catch A Break On The March To Climate Utopia

In the just over two years since then, things have fallen apart with remarkable speed. Yesterday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered a halt to all construction work on a project called Empire Wind, an offshore wind project located about 20 miles South of Long Island and just East of New York City. This is close…

Trump administration stops wind project that would power 500,000 New York homes

In an announcement on April 16 on X, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum instructed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt all construction on the project immediately.

Interior orders offshore wind project halted as Trump seeks ‘no windmills’

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5253688-interior-orders-offshore-wind-project-halted-as-trump-seeks-no-windmills/ by Rachel Frazin The Interior Department is halting an offshore wind project approved by the Biden administration as President Trump has called for “a policy where no windmills are being built.” In a statement posted on the social platform X, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he is directing the Bureau of Ocean Energy…

Trump administration halts offshore wind project already under construction in New York

The Biden-approved Empire Wind project off New York’s coast has been abruptly paused by the Trump administration, putting thousands of jobs and clean energy goals in jeopardy.Jake Spring reports for The Washington Post.In short:Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered the Empire Wind project to stop construction, citing concerns over rushed permitting under former President Biden, despite the project already being fully approved and underway.The o…