EANY Statement on Trump Administration Stopping New York Wind Project
Environmental Advocates NY issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s halting of several wind projects off of the East Coast, attributable to Vanessa Fajans-Turner, EANY’s Executive Director.
“We’re at a moment when energy bills are soaring, and the simplest answer to that is to produce more energy. Empire Wind helps solve that problem, and taking it off the table is bad for utility bills, bad for affordability, and bad for New York. The Trump administration wants to limit our power – to keep the lights on and to oppose its overreach. Instead of helping households, Donald Trump is helping the fossil fuel industry at a time when they are making record profits. This is a loss for New York with no defensible rationale other than Donald Trump’s isWind power is one of the cleanest, quickest-to-deploy energy sources we have — full stop. Donald Trump’s order is a gift to the fossil fuel industry, motivated by nothing more than his baseless hatred of the wind turbines he can see from his golf course in Scotland.”
Environmental Advocates NY is New York’s leading environmental watchdog, working for over 50 years to advance strong environmental laws and hold decision-makers accountable. Learn more at eany.org.
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