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FIRST ON FOX: President Trump’s Division of Inside introduced on Monday that, efficient instantly, leases for all large-scale offshore wind initiatives being constructed in america can be paused.
In a press launch, DOI wrote that the pause is because of “nationwide safety dangers” recognized by the Division of Conflict in “lately accomplished categorised reviews.”
In a press launch, DOI says the pause will “give the Division, together with the Division of Conflict and different related authorities companies, time to work with leaseholders and state companions to evaluate the potential for mitigating the nationwide safety dangers posed by these initiatives.”
“The prime obligation of america authorities is to guard the American folks,” Secretary of the Inside Doug Burgum, mentioned within the press launch.
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Wind generators, of the Block Island Wind Farm, tower above the water on Oct. 14, 2016 off the shores of Block Island, Rhode Island. (Don Emmert)
“Right this moment’s motion addresses rising nationwide safety dangers, together with the speedy evolution of the related adversary applied sciences, and the vulnerabilities created by large-scale offshore wind initiatives with proximity close to our east coast inhabitants facilities. Trump administration will at all times prioritize the safety of the American folks.”
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