House GOP Threatens Steep New Fees on Offshore Wind Inspections

House GOP Threatens Steep New Fees on Offshore Wind Inspections

Current conditions: The 100-degree Fahrenheit temperatures in Spain won’t drop until Tuesday • Tropical Storm Domeng is barreling toward the Philippines, the country's second major cyclone this month • New satellite images show that Santa Rosa Island, the so-called Galapagos of California, is scarred from the wildfire that torched the landmass earlier this month. THE TOP FIVE1. House Republicans propose a new attack on offshore wind: steep inspe…

Trump Lapdogs Trying To Pass Additional Fees For Offshore Wind

It’s the GOP’s latest contribution to Donnie Dementia's effort to sentence the offshore wind industry to death by a thousand cuts.

US offshore wind faces fresh Trump threat from inspection fee plan

Proposal by Interior Department would add millions in costs for operating projects, far higher than equivalent oil and gas facilities

House spending plan slaps hefty inspection fees on offshore wind projects

The Republican appropriations bill for the Interior Department proposes per-turbine fees for wind projects, potentially boosting those costs much higher.