Approvals for new wind energy projects in federal lands and waters are temporarily halted nationwide, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling on agencies to hold off on issuing new permits for projects, pending a multi-agency review. 

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Trump executive order halts offshore wind projects

President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to "unleash" the American energy sector. Among his first acts in office? Putting a leash on wind power.The president is "desperate for more energy, as long as it's not from the wind," said The Washington Post. Trump signed an executive order halting new leases for offshore wind projects and ordering executive branch officials to review existing leases. The order threatens burgeoning wind power proje…

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President Donald Trump on Monday stopped further consideration of leasing federal waters, at least temporarily, for wind energy projects nationwide.
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The government is temporarily suspending the tender for the construction of the second 700-megawatt (MW) strategic wind farm in the Baltic Sea.

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Trump executive order halts offshore wind projects

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