"The Trump administration has said it is immediately pausing all leases for offshore wind farms already under construction, in the heaviest blow yet to an industry that the administration has relentlessly targeted throughout the year. Trump's Department of the Interior said that it was halting the building of five wind projects due to national security risks. The department said it would work with the US Department of Defense to mitigate the risk of the wind turbine towers creating radar interference called clutter that could in some way hamper the US military."
"The halt will affect the Vineyard Wind 1 project off the coast of Massachusetts, Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind in New York, Revolution Wind off Rhode Island and Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind in Virginia. All of the projects were reviewed and approved under Joe Biden's administration, which found there were no undue national security concerns raised by the developments. Democrats have pointed to two assessments by the Pentagon of Revolution Wind that found the project would not have adverse impacts to DoD missions in the area."
The Department of the Interior paused leases and halted construction on five offshore wind projects citing emerging national-security risks. The department cited potential radar interference, or "clutter," from turbine towers and said it would work with the Department of Defense to mitigate those risks. Secretary Doug Burgum said the action addresses vulnerabilities near East Coast population centers and evolving adversary technologies. The halt affects Vineyard Wind 1, Sunrise Wind, Empire Wind, Revolution Wind and Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind. Developers and grid operators warned of billions in lost investment, thousands of jobs at risk, and reduced clean electricity supply.
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