Critics Slam Trump’s Freeze on New OSW Leases
Existing Leases Face Unknown New Challenges Under Day 1 Executive Order
BOEM Director Elizabeth Klein and other Interior Department officials tour the Charybdis, the first U.S.-built offshore wind installation vessel, in Brownsville, Texas, in 2024. | Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Jan 21, 2025
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The order does not affect existing onshore or offshore wind leases, but it sets up potential challenges by directing a comprehensive review.