The Trump administration is suspending leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction on the East Coast due to what it said were national security risks identified by the Pentagon.

The Trump administration on Monday suspended leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast due to what it said were national security risks identified by the Pentagon.

The suspension, effective immediately, is the latest step by the administration to hobble offshore wind in its push against renewable energy sources. It comes two weeks after a federal judge struck down Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, calling it unlawful.

  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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    • Judge: “Don’t do that!”
    • Trump (walks a little further, does it again): “You mean that?”

    I’m tired of breaking out my kindergarten comparisons because it’s just not funny anymore. People are dying, being traumatized for life, our planet is suffering even more, and as long as MAGA is succesful it sends a signal to countries across the globe to act similarly.