Trump administration cancels $679 million in funding for offshore wind projects Politics Aug 29, 2025 7:12 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind industry.

Funding for projects in 11 states was rescinded, including $435 million for a floating wind farm in Northern California and $47 million to boost an offshore wind project in Maryland that the Interior Department has pledged to cancel.

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“Wasteful, wind projects are using resources that could otherwise go towards revitalizing America’s maritime industry,” Transpo

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