The Interior Department paused leases for five under-construction offshore wind projects on national security grounds, marking the latest in the Trump administration’s crackdown on wind energy.
The department announced Monday morning that it halted five offshore wind projects along the East Coast, including Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, CVOW – Commercial, Sunrise Wind, and Empire Wind 1.
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