Maine’s formal interest in developing ocean wind energy dates back to 2008, when former Gov. John Baldacci created an Ocean Energy Task Force to devise a strategy.

With President Trump's executive actions, some wind projects off the Massachusetts coast, such as the SouthCoast wind project, could be dead in the water.

President Donald Trump suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife.

President-elect Donald Trump tasked a New Jersey congressman and vocal critic of offshore wind with writing an executive order he could issue to halt wind energy projects

A Trump executive order temporarily pauses leases and permits for offshore and onshore wind projects. Wind advocates say an offshore wind freeze could threaten states' climate goals and jobs.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order temporarily halting offshore wind lease sales in federal waters and pausing the issuance of approvals, permits and loans for both onshore and offshore wind projects.

In what could be good news for Australia, a Republican congressman says he has already drafted the executive order.

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Within hours of his inauguration, the US President issued executive orders to withdraw from the UN treaty and expand fossil fuels. Australia should not be tempted to follow suit.

Without providing evidence, he said offshore wind projects were behind ... of his strategy to decarbonize the U.S. power sector to fight climate change and his government held multiple auctions ...

The power sector is responsible for ... The Biden administration worked to propel the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry forward to address climate change as an existential threat.

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