Trump's broadside against wind industry puts projects that could power millions of homes at risk

President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting wind power on his first day in office has put 32 gigawatts of proposed projects on the U.S. East Coast at risk, enough to power over 12 million homes. The order indefinitely paused new offshore wind leases and permits, hindering states like New York and New Jersey in their efforts to transition to clean energy and decarbonize their electric grid. Trump’s focus on fossil fuel production has led to the abandonment of commitments made during the Biden administration to fight climate change, impacting the future of renewable energy projects in the U.S.

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