By Alex Brown, Stateline.org

As President Donald Trump wages an all-out assault on offshore wind projects, state leaders face a dilemma: Do they pull the plug on offshore wind and look for other ways to meet their fast-growing energy needs? Or do they double down on their investments, in hopes of helping the industry rebound after Trump leaves office?

Many states along the East Coast have been counting on offshore wind to provide a large portion of their electricity needs in the decades ahead. They’ve invested billions of dollars in growing the industry and getting projects off the ground.

But offshore wind has a particular vulnerability: The federal government is the landlord.

Nearly all offshore wind projects are more than 3 miles offshore, in ocean waters managed by federal agencies

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