Washington, D.C. — A new analysis from the Center for American Progress finds that actions by the Trump administration and Congress are threatening more than 17,000 jobs connected to wind power.
The number includes jobs connected to offshore wind power projects that are already canceled, on hold, or at risk from attacks on wind power from the Trump administration and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Thousands more could be at risk in the onshore wind industry.
These attacks on wind power from the administration and Congress are costing Americans jobs and hurting local economies. And while Trump and Congress kneecap the wind energy sector, the oil and gas sector benefits from the hurdles imposed on a competing energy industry.
The Trump administration has essentially weaponized the permitting process to stop wind power. That means no wind power project with a federal nexus is safe from being halted without warning, making it even harder for projects to meet new deadlines to start construction so they qualify for tax credits.
Read the report: “The Trump Administration and Congress’ Attacks on Wind Power Are Killing Thousands of Jobs and Risk Thousands More” by Mariel Lutz, Alia Hidayat, and Kate Petosa
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