Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum rejected the idea of a compromise that would have the Trump administration restarting wind energy projects in exchange for Democrats voting for permitting reform legislation favored by the administration.

At an event hosted by the American Petroleum Institute on Monday, Burgum dismissed the concept of such a deal on the grounds that wind power is wrong for the country.

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