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The Trump administration is looking to reconsider a key permit for SouthCoast Wind, a planned 141-turbine project off the Massachusetts coast. The move comes a week after it revoked the same permit for a proposed wind farm near Maryland, and several weeks after it issued a stop-worker order for the nearly-completed Revolution Wind project near Rhode Island. It represents the latest action the Trump …

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Facebook Tweet Email Link New England, long burdened with some of the nation’s highest electricity costs, is facing a growing energy crisis. Winter cold snaps routinely send utility bills soaring in a region where natural gas fuels most of the grid. Offshore wind was seen as the answer — a long-promised relief for the densely populated, power-hungry states. Instead, the …

New England, long burdened with some of the nation’s highest electricity costs, is facing a growing energy crisis. Winter cold snaps routinely send utility bills soaring in a region where natural gas fuels most of the grid. Offshore wind was seen as the answer — a long-promised relief for the densely populated, power-hungry states. Instead, the centerpiece project has been …

Trump Files to Cancel Approval of Maryland Offshore Wind Farm  Bloomberg.com US asks federal court to cancel permit for Maryland offshore wind farm  Reuters Did Trump shut down a nearly completed wind energy project in Connecticut?  CT Mirror Trump’s war on offshore wind raising ‘sovereign risk’ for foreign investors  Financial Times Offshore wind has no future in the U.S. under Trump administration, Interior Secretary …

CBS and The Recording Academy will honor acclaimed musical artists Earth, Wind & Fire and Cyndi Lauper with two Grammy specials. A Grammy Salute To Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September will air Sunday, Sept. 21 (8-10 PM, ET/PT) on CBS and stream on Paramount+. The legendary band and one of the best-selling artists of all time, Earth, Wind …

Johnson backs Virginia wind project in break with Trump  PoliticoView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

President Donald Trump’s Department of Energy sparked backlash last week after posting on X that “wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and the wind is not blowing.”   The message echoed recent remarks from Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a longtime oil and gas executive, who defended Trump’s claim that renewable energy is driving up …

The abrupt halt of Ørsted’s Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island has become one of the most striking examples yet of political interference derailing sound economic logic. This was not a struggling venture or a risky experimental bet. It was a nearly complete, multi-billion-dollar project designed to deliver clean power to more than 350,000 households. Eighty percent of the turbines …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Connecticut, Rhode Island and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states said Thursday that they’re suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha accused President Donald Trump of waging an “all-out assault” on the wind energy industry. The states’ …