Wind

Offshore wind

Trump admin tries to sink Maryland’s first offshore wind project

The permitted project already faced financial strain from the GOP’s early end to tax credits. Now Interior wants a judge to cancel the wind farm’s approvals.

By Clare Fieseler . 16 September 2025

Aerial shot of coastal city and beach — US Wind hopes to build an enormous wind farm off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, pictured above. (Eliyahu Parypa via Getty Images)

Offshore wind

‘Bizarre’ and ‘unlawful’: States and Ørsted challenge Revolution Wind freeze

Trump halted the huge, nearly complete offshore wind project two weeks ago. Rhode Island, Connecticut, and its developer want courts to block that decision.

By Clare Fieseler . 4 September 2025
Offshore wind

Halting Revolution Wind could be a disaster for New England’s grid

If Trump kills the now-frozen offshore wind project, utility customers will pay more money for dirtier and less reliable electricity.

By Jeff St. John . 3 September 2025
Politics

The incoherence of Trump’s ‘energy emergency’

The White House wants more affordable electricity, but is delaying Revolution Wind and other clean energy projects that can meet rising demand.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 29 August 2025
Offshore wind

‘It’s madness’: Trump-voting fishermen oppose Revolution Wind halt

The Rhode Island offshore wind project, now nearly finished, employed 80 fishermen to help with construction. With Trump's pause, they are losing vital income.

By Clare Fieseler . 29 August 2025
Offshore wind

New Hampshire, never big on offshore wind, steps back further

State leaders enacted a law mandating a key agency to steer clear of the sector, a practical and symbolic move as the Trump administration continues its attacks.

By Sarah Shemkus . 26 August 2025
Offshore wind

Trump admin halts construction of nearly finished offshore wind farm

Ørsted's Revolution Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island is hit with a stop-work order over vague "national security" concerns.

By Clare Fieseler . 24 August 2025
Offshore wind

‘Come to America and lose $1B’: Trump drives more offshore wind pain

Ørsted is seeking $9.4B to finish two U.S. projects, the latest in a spate of setbacks for foreign firms invested heavily in the struggling sector.

By Clare Fieseler . 19 August 2025
Wind

Chart: Trump’s war on wind energy will hit these states hardest

Wind developers are grappling with a barrage of hostile policies from the Trump administration that have put up to $317 billion of planned investment at risk.

By Dan McCarthy . 15 August 2025
Clean energy

States look to unleash wind and solar boom while tax credits still exist

Colorado, Maine, and other states are prioritizing clean energy deployment as Trump’s budget law threatens to raise electricity costs and delay climate goals.

By Maria Gallucci . 13 August 2025
Offshore wind

Offshore wind leasing is officially dead under Trump

Over 3.5 million acres of federal waters are no longer eligible for offshore wind development following an order from the Interior Department.

By Clare Fieseler . 1 August 2025