Offshore wind supporters are crying foul as President Donald Trump revokes permits, rolls back federal incentives and halts projects under construction along the East Coast.
But one New Jersey Republican thinks the president has gotten it right.
In an interview Wednesday, Rep. Jeff Van Drew echoed Trump’s arguments that offshore wind farms cost consumers money and threaten the environment (two contentions that wind supporters very much dispute). He said he’s pleased with the Interior Department’s recent actions, which have included stopping work on the nearly completed Revolution Wind project south of New England and proposing to rescind permits for three others.
Van Drew said he couldn’t answer the biggest question on the minds of offshore wind supporters and critics alike: whether Interior will issue more stop-work orders.
