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FIRST ON FOX: President Trump’s Department of Interior announced on Monday that, effective immediately, leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects being constructed in the United States will be paused.
In a press release, DOI wrote that the pause is due to “national security risks” identified by the Department of War in “recently completed classified reports.”
In a press release, DOI says the pause will “give the Department, along with the Department of War and other relevant government agencies, time to work with leaseholders and state partners to assess the possibility of mitigating the national security risks posed by these projects.”
“The prime duty of the United States government is to protect the American people,” Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, said in the press release.
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Wind turbines, of the Block Island Wind Farm, tower above the water on Oct. 14, 2016 off the shores of Block Island, Rhode Island. (Don Emmert)
“Today’s action addresses emerging national security risks, including the rapid evolution of the relevant adversary technologies, and the vulnerabilities created by large-scale offshore wind projects with proximity near our east coast population centers. Trump administration will always prioritize the security of the American people.”
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