NY Times - The Trump administration on Monday said it would pause leases for five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, a major blow to the country’s nascent offshore wind industry and a sharp escalation of President Trump’s crusade against it.
The decision leaves just two intact wind farms in U.S. coastal waters — one small project off Rhode Island that has been operating since 2016 and a larger project off New York that has been complete since 2023.
Citing unspecified national security concerns, Doug Burgum, the secretary of the interior, said in a statement that “the prime duty of the United States government is to protect the American people.” He said the decision “addresses emerging national security risks, including the rapid evolution of the relevant adversary technologies, and the vulnerabilities created by large-scale offshore wind projects with proximity near our East Coast population centers.”
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