Climate Politics
Trump Vows ‘Day One’ Executive Order Targeting Offshore Wind
- Presumptive Republican nominee cites whale deaths as concern
- Developers are building projects along US East and West Coasts
Former US President Donald Trump in New Jersey on May 11.
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Donald Trump vowed to issue an executive order targeting offshore wind development if he wins a second term as president, making his most explicit threat yet toward the growing industry.
The presumptive Republican nominee derided offshore wind projects as lethal for birds and whales during his oceanfront rally Saturday in Wildwood, New Jersey, and committed to take action.