Trump halts work on New England offshore wind project that's nearly complete

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Trump halts work on New England offshore wind project that’s nearly complete

By ISABELLA O’MALLEY
Updated 2:38 PM EDT, August 23, 2025

The Trump administration halted construction on a nearly complete offshore wind project near Rhode Island as the White House continues to attack the battered U.S. offshore wind industry that scientists say is crucial to the urgent fight against climate change.

Danish wind farm developer Orsted says the Revolution Wind project is about 80% complete, with 45 out of its 65 turbines already installed.

Despite that progress — and the fact that the project had cleared years of federal and state reviews — the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the order Friday, saying the federal government needs to review the project and “address concerns related to the protection of national security interests of the United States.”

It did not specify what the national security concerns are.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/offshore-revolution-wind-project-stopped-trump-33214b9efb8f3f7a98c58299581bff9f

[Dave Bowman]

1. I hate that pus-filled greedy pos.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Is cancelling contracts an official duty of POTUS?

Installation was decided a long time ago.

[littlemissmartypants]

3. Was it by EO...

Or did he stick one of his stubby fingers in a twirling turbine? Or, hopefully, into a wired hot outlet?

[sop]

4. Trump will now try to extort Orsted, the Danish wind farm's developer.

I wonder what he'll demand from Denmark in return for allowing Orsted to complete the project? Maybe he'll settle for Greenland?