Virginia Beach wind farm spared from Trump order

Virginia Beach wind farm spared from Trump order, but future projects could be slowed, experts say
Experts say a new Trump executive order won’t immediately affect Dominion’s Virginia Beach wind farm, but it could delay future offshore development.
Trump's pause on wind farms won't affect Dominion's Va. project, for now
President Donald Trump's order pausing efforts to plant wind turbines off U.S. coasts won’t affect Dominion's $9 billion project for now. But the order calls for a review of existing
Trump order won’t deter offshore Virginia wind farm, Dominion says
WIND: Dominion Energy officials say they’re confident the utility’s massive offshore wind farm near Virginia will be completed on time and begin operations next year despite President Trump’s first-day order halting offshore wind leases. (Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia Business)
Dominion says offshore wind farm moving forward, despite executive order
Listen to this article President Donald Trump started his second term Monday with a flurry of executive orders, including one that temporarily ceases all federal wind leases under consideration and calls for an “immediate review” of the policies before resuming.
European companies exposed as Trump takes aim at offshore wind
U.S. President Donald Trump in his first day of office on Monday suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife.
Trump puts brakes on offshore wind, leaving Mass. projects in question
President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily halts all leasing of federal waters for offshore wind projects, orders a number of federal agencies to conduct a comprehensive review of existing leasing practices and evaluate the environmental and economic impacts of defunct or idle windmills.
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