Business & Finance
Trump administration's offshore wind actions stalled five projects last year
ProPublica reports that five offshore wind projects were forced to stop construction last year, and Vineyard Wind alone employed over 3,700 workers, according to the developer.
The short version
- The administration temporarily forced five offshore wind projects to stop construction last year.[ProPublica]
- The Interior Department asked a court to reconsider a key permit for the Revolution Wind project.[ProPublica]
- Vineyard Wind reported directly employing more than 3,700 workers over eight years, according to the developer.[ProPublica]
- The reporting does not describe how the court handled the Revolution Wind permit request.[ProPublica]
Key facts
- The Trump administration temporarily forced five offshore wind projects to stop construction last year.[ProPublica]
- The U.S. Department of the Interior asked a court for permission to reconsider a key permit for the Revolution Wind project.[ProPublica]
- Vineyard Wind directly employed more than 3,700 full- and part-time workers over eight years of development and construction, according to the developer.[ProPublica]
- Longshoreman Onix Vazquez said his hourly wage nearly doubled when he started working in the wind industry.[ProPublica]
- Vineyard Wind paid about $11 million to 55 fishing vessels and an estimated 60 to 70 fishermen during construction, according to the developer.[ProPublica]
What remains uncertain
- Vineyard Wind's employment and fishing payment figures are the developer's own accounts and are not independently confirmed in the reporting.[ProPublica]
- The reporting does not describe the outcome of the Interior Department's request to reconsider the Revolution Wind permit.[ProPublica]
Sources
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