@RepDanGoldman My statement on the Trump admin's decision to halt construction on the Empire Wind 1 Offshore Wi

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Rep. Dan Goldman @RepDanGoldman

My statement on the Trump administration's decision to halt construction
on the Empire Wind 1 Offshore Wind Project in my district:

Link to tweet

Trump administration orders halt to Long Island offshore wind project
https://www.wxxinews.org/new-york-public-news-network/2025-04-16/trump-administration-orders-halt-to-long-island-offshore-wind-project

WXXI News | By Jeongyoon Han
Published April 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM EDT


U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has ordered a halt to an offshore wind project off the coast of Long Island, making good on an executive order from President Donald Trump in January that put a moratorium on new or upcoming offshore wind projects.

Burgum posted a statement Wednesday on X, formerly known as Twitter, writing that initial evidence suggests the Biden administration “rushed through its approval without sufficient analysis.”

The project, called Empire Wind 1, which is located about 14 miles from Jones Beach State Park, is slated to begin commercial operation in 2027, and would be the first offshore wind initiative to connect to New York City’s grid. Combined with a second project, Sunrise Wind, the offshore wind initiatives are expected to provide power to more than one million homes in New York.

Burgum’s order is the latest move from the Trump administration that further complicates New York’s efforts to hit its renewable energy and climate goals, in part by developing 9,000 megawatts in offshore wind energy by 2035.

The president issued an executive order last week directing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to find “illegal” state and local laws related to climate and the environment that “impede” on Trump’s goal to increase energy production in the country..................