{"id":2480672,"date":"2025-08-30T10:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T14:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-trump-cutbacks-bring-the-green-new-deal-crashing-down-bidens-offshore-wind-agenda-officially-over\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T10:57:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T14:57:36","slug":"massive-trump-cutbacks-bring-the-green-new-deal-crashing-down-bidens-offshore-wind-agenda-officially-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-trump-cutbacks-bring-the-green-new-deal-crashing-down-bidens-offshore-wind-agenda-officially-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Trump Cutbacks Bring the &#8216;Green New Deal&#8217; Crashing Down, Biden&#8217;s Offshore Wind Agenda Officially Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassive-trump-cutbacks-bring-the-green-new-deal-crashing-down-bidens-offshore-wind-agenda-officially-over%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2480672&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it has withdrawn or terminated $679 million in funding for 12 offshore wind projects, continuing the Trump management&#8217;s efforts to curb green energy initiatives promoted by former President Joe Biden.The DOT criticized these projects as &#8220;wasteful&#8221; and emphasized prioritizing the revitalization of the American maritime industry and reliable energy sources over what it called &#8220;fantasy wind projects.&#8221; This move aligns with broader administration actions against large wind and solar projects,with the Department of the Interior also targeting Biden-era wind farms. The Trump administration argues that offshore wind energy is unreliable, foreign-controlled, and potentially harmful to wildlife, accusing the Biden administration of disregarding environmental reviews. The DOT plans to redirect funds toward critical port upgrades and shipbuilding, in line with President Trump&#8217;s executive order to restore U.S. maritime dominance and phase out <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >green energy tax credits<\/a> implemented under Biden.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Transportation announced Friday that it either withdrew or terminated funding for 12 offshore wind projects in a move that continues the Trump administration&rsquo;s crackdown on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-banking-on-3-6-trillion-tax-increases-to-fund-agenda-plans\/\" title=\"... Banking On .6 Trillion Tax Increases To Fund Agenda Plans\">green energy technology<\/a> former President Joe Biden favored.<\/p>\n<p>The DOT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-terminates-and-withdraws-679-million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> that the project funding amounted to $679 million, labeled the funding as &ldquo;wasteful,&rdquo; and noted that the administration is focused on revitalizing the maritime industry over &ldquo;fantasy wind projects.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has recently halted or moved to kill massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/time-end-government-support-industrial-wind-solar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wind<\/a> projects in addition to these, with the Department of the Interior targeting three major Biden-era wind farms recently.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wasteful, wind projects are using resources that could otherwise go towards revitalizing America&rsquo;s maritime industry,&rdquo; Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nasa-head-sean-duffy-jokes-yet-receive-alien-briefing-adds-asked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Duffy<\/a> said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg bent over backwards to use transportation dollars for their Green New Scam agenda while ignoring the dire needs of our shipbuilding industry. Thanks to President Trump, we are prioritizing real infrastructure improvements over fantasy wind projects that cost much and offer little.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The DOT noted that under the Trump administration, it will prioritize building more American ships and boosting reliable forms of energy. The agency may &ldquo;recompete&rdquo; the funds to &ldquo;critical port upgrades&rdquo; or other relevant infrastructure projects, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-selects-transportation-secretary-sean-duffy-additional-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOT<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/04\/restoring-americas-maritime-dominance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">executive order<\/a> to &ldquo;restore maritime dominance&rdquo; on April 9 and has continually bashed and vowed to end Biden&rsquo;s energy policies that he&rsquo;s termed the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ending-the-Green-New-Scam-Fact-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">green new scam<\/a>.&rdquo; Biden routed billions into solar, wind, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-england-states-tout-historic-offshore-wind-plans-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"New England states tout \u2018historic\u2019 ... plans - Washington Examiner\">offshore wind initiatives<\/a> during his presidency and greenlit a huge wind farm over resident protests during his final weeks in the Oval Office that Trump has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/pressreleases\/interior-department-moves-cancel-reckless-biden-era-approval-lava-ridge-wind-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">moved to scrap<\/a> approval for.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has critiqued the intermittent energy technology Biden preferred, with the DOI labeling wind and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-dirty-little-secret-green-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solar<\/a> as &ldquo;unreliable,&rdquo; &ldquo;foreign-controlled&rdquo; and ended any &ldquo;preferable treatment&rdquo; for the technologies on federal lands on July 30. Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;Big Beautiful Bill&rdquo; is also phasing out green energy tax credits that the Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/biden-administration-expands-tax-credits-beyond-wind-solar-2024-05-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">championed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, offshore wind has also been criticized by some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.green-oceans.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">environmentalists<\/a>, fishermen, and the Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecretaryBurgum\/status\/1952501870393786822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">administration<\/a> for posing dangers to wildlife. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation that the Biden administration did not adequately review the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shellenberger\/status\/1960380686453309558\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">environmental impacts<\/a> of some offshore wind projects before approval.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The actions taken by the Biden Administration show a complete lack of regard for the decades of rigorous scientific research and expertise that formed NOAA&rsquo;s environmental protection recommendations for offshore wind projects,&rdquo; a representative for the NOAA told the DCNF. &ldquo;Internal records kept by NOAA scientists show that the Biden Administration ignored NOAA&rsquo;s guidelines meant to safeguard the ecosystem, rubber-stamping these greenwashed projects and ignoring the negative impacts of offshore wind on the marine environment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]]=document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src=firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id']=firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting=jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display='block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> \t     \t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Transportation announced on Friday that it has either withdrawn or ended funding for 12 offshore wind projects, continuing the Trump administration&#8217;s efforts to roll back the green energy initiatives supported by former President Joe Biden. The DOT stated that these projects involved $679 million in funding, which it described as &#8220;wasteful,&#8221; emphasizing the administration&#8217;s focus on revitalizing the maritime industry instead of investing in what it called &#8220;fantasy wind projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2480673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2025-08-29T164359.774.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,36979,40410,3634],"class_list":["post-2480672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-green-new-deal","tag-offshore-wind","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Untitled-design-2025-08-29T164359.774.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2480672"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2480676,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480672\/revisions\/2480676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2480673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2480672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2480672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2480672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}