Ben Berke

3 weeks ago | nhpr.org | Jennette Barnes |Ben Berke |Miriam Wasser

Since taking office in January, President Trump has worked to fulfill a campaign promise to shut down the young offshore wind industry in the U.S. He stopped all federal permitting, and this week, his administration issued a stop-work order to a project under construction off the coast of New York. These actions have sent a chill through the industry, and several wind developers have delayed or paused their work indefinitely.

3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Jennette Barnes |Ben Berke |Miriam Wasser

Since taking office in January, President Trump has worked to fulfill a campaign promise to shut down the young offshore wind industry in the U.S. He stopped all federal permitting, and this week, his administration issued a stop-work order to a project under construction off the coast of New York. In New England, which has some of the best conditions in the world for offshore wind, two large projects are under construction.