Trump targets 3rd offshore wind project

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OFFSHORE WIND

• The U.S. Interior Department is considering revoking construction and operation permits for US Wind’s Maryland Offshore Wind Project, court filings show; the project isn’t yet under construction and was already considered in peril by some analysts. (Axios, Canary Media archive)

• ISO-New England says the Trump administration’s stop-work order for the nearly complete Revolution Wind project will increase grid reliability challenges as it delays a much-needed power source from coming online. (The Hill)

• Revolution’s construction stoppage and the increasingly dreary outlook for wind power in the U.S. is unnerving energy investors, developers, and regulators, who are counting on wind power to meet growing demand. (Washington Post)

• A law firm representing offshore wind opponents demands that a Brown University lab retract its research showing links between fossil fuel interests and wind industry disinformation. (New York Times)

• The failure of a turbine blade from the Vineyard Wind project a year ago has since fueled anti-wind conspiracy theories and increased opposition to offshore wind construction. (The Verge)

CLEAN ENERGY

• U.S. renewable energy investments fell by $20.5 billion, or 36%, in the first half of 2025 compared to the previous six months, BloombergNEF finds, though global investments are still growing. (Axios)

EMISSIONS

• Research firm PSE Healthy Energy releases a Methane Risk Map, which visualizes methane leaks and emissions and the harmful pollutants released alongside them. (Inside Climate News)

• The U.S. EPA proposes denying California’s inspection and maintenance requirement, which require vehicle emissions testing, as they apply to out-of-state and out-of-country vehicles. (news release)

NUCLEAR

• Utah’s Office of Energy Development, land developer Flagship Companies, and TerraPower announce they’re looking for a potential reactor and energy storage site in the state. (Salt Lake Tribune)

NEW FROM CANARY 

• New Hampshire, never big on offshore wind, steps back further — Sarah Shemkus

• North Carolina ditched its 2030 climate goal. Now what? — Elizabeth Ouzts