Duffy cancels $679M for offshore wind and redirects funds for maritime use

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The Department of Transportation has moved to withdraw and terminate approximately $679 million worth of funding for what the agency described as “doomed” offshore wind projects, in the Trump administration’s latest move to crack down on the green energy resource. 

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday that the funding will be redirected from infrastructure projects that would have supported offshore wind development and instead will be used to boost the maritime industry.

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