"The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind industry. Funding for projects in 11 states was rescinded, including $435 million for a floating wind farm in Northern California and $47 million to boost an offshore wind project in Maryland that the Interior Department has pledged to cancel."
"The Trump administration has stepped up its crusade against wind and other renewable energy sources in recent weeks, cutting federal funding and canceling projects approved by the Biden administration in a sustained attack on clean energy sources that scientists say are crucial to the fight against climate change. President Donald Trump has vowed to restore U.S. "energy dominance" in the global market and has pushed to increase U.S. reliance on fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas that emit planet-warming greenhouse gases."
The Transportation Department canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects across 11 states, including $435 million for a floating wind farm in Northern California and $47 million for a Maryland project that the Interior Department has pledged to cancel. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called the projects wasteful and said funds will instead support maritime infrastructure. The administration has increased actions against wind and other renewables by cutting funding and canceling projects approved by the previous administration. President Trump has emphasized restoring U.S. energy dominance and expanding fossil fuel reliance. Congressional Democrats criticized the moves as job-killing and hostile to clean energy. Canceled funding will be redirected to port and infrastructure upgrades where possible.
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