Trump temporarily blocks permitting and leasing for wind projects

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order blocking all lease sales for offshore wind projects and pausing any new approvals, permits, leases, or loans for wind projects both on and offshore.

The executive order fulfills the president’s promise to prevent the construction of offshore wind projects as he seeks to reorient energy policy on fossil fuels.

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