Clare Fieseler is a reporter at Canary Media covering offshore wind. After a decade working as an ocean scientist, Clare discovered journalism in 2019 through a reporting fellowship at The Washington Post. Since then, she’s covered clean energy for Politico and climate change for The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina. In 2024, she won the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications, the largest prize in science journalism. She received a PhD in ecology from UNC Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in environmental management from Duke University.
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Offshore wind
Tax credit cuts in Trump’s megabill imperil two fully approved wind farms
The “Big, Beautiful Bill” includes rollbacks of clean energy incentives that at least two offshore wind projects rely on to pencil out financially, analysts say.By Clare Fieseler .
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Offshore wind
These fishermen made peace with offshore wind. Then Trump came along.
Called “traitors” at the docks, over 100 East Coast fishermen are also working for wind developers. Many voted for a president who wants to tear it all down.By Clare Fieseler .
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Offshore wind
Anti-offshore wind groups target $426M grant for California port
Activists want Trump to claw back funding for a floating offshore wind port in Northern California, signaling an expansion of anti-wind sentiment to the West Coast.By Clare Fieseler .
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Offshore wind
A timeline of Trump’s failed attempt to kill Empire Wind
Trump officials will allow the New York offshore wind farm to resume construction, backing down from a controversial stop-work order and months of attacks.By Clare Fieseler .
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Offshore wind
‘Nobody’s seen it’: An elusive report could drive Empire Wind to collapse
Sen. Chuck Schumer, Equinor, and Interior staff say Trump officials refuse to share NOAA documents that are the basis for Empire Wind’s costly stop-work order.By Clare Fieseler .
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Offshore wind
How to talk to Republicans about offshore wind
At a recent offshore wind industry conference, speakers had lots of advice on how to make the case for President Trump’s least favorite form of energy.By Clare Fieseler .
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Wind
States are suing to block Trump’s wind ban. NJ’s AG explains why.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin told Canary Media Trump’s anti-wind order is "flagrantly illegal." He and 17 other AGs are fighting it in court.By Clare Fieseler .
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Offshore wind
Massive Virginia offshore wind project presses on with construction
Dominion said its wind project, the largest under construction in the U.S, will be completed on time — a bright spot for an industry facing turbulence.By Clare Fieseler .
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Offshore wind
Trump’s Empire Wind freeze threatens South Brooklyn jobs and economy
An offshore wind hub could revive a working-class neighborhood — but only if the project withstands Trump’s attacks. The community is pushing back.By Clare Fieseler .
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Offshore wind
Trump said no new offshore wind farms. One just got underway — quietly
Empire Wind 1, located off the coast of New York City, is the first U.S. project to start at-sea wind turbine construction under Trump 2.0.By Clare Fieseler .
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