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Trump Targets Offshore Wind; $11.5B Virginia Project Fuels Election Fight
The Virginia project is back on track after federal court rulings, while Republicans face criticism over a plan expected to create 1,000 jobs.
- Representative Jen Kiggans faces scrutiny in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District over the $11.5 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, which President Donald Trump attempted to cancel alongside other East Coast developments.
- Trump's broader campaign against clean energy resulted in the cancellation of nearly $35 billion in projects last year, according to a report by E2, with Republican-held districts losing nearly twice as much investment as Democratic ones.
- Kiggans voted for Republican legislation gutting clean energy tax credits, drawing criticism from Dan Taylor of the BlueGreen Alliance, who claimed the congresswoman nearly cost her constituents the project by supporting the administration's industry-dismantling efforts.
- Former congresswoman Elaine Luria, seeking the Democratic nomination, argued the incumbent's efforts were futile against Trump's onslaught, using the issue in campaign advertisements to challenge Kiggans' attempt to sell herself as a moderate.
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