Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday that the Trump administration is withdrawing $679 million in federal funding from 12 offshore wind projects deemed “doomed,” including three in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
The funding cuts target Connecticut’s Bridgeport Port Authority Operations and Maintenance Wind Port project ($10.5 million), New Jersey’s Wind Port at Paulsboro ($20.5 million), and Staten Island’s Arthur Kill Terminal ($48 million).
The administration says the money will be redirected to “real infrastructure” projects and efforts to restore “American maritime dominance.”
“Wasteful wind projects are using resources that could otherwise go towards revitalizing America’s maritime industry,” Duffy said.
He also criticized the previous administration for funneling taxpayer dollars into projects that “cost much and offer little.”
Duffy specifically called out former President Joe Biden and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for backing the “Green New Scam agenda,” claiming it ignored urgent needs in shipbuilding, per the New York Post.
“Thanks to President Trump, we are prioritizing real infrastructure improvements over fantasy wind projects,” Duffy said.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly slammed offshore wind initiatives, calling them “ugly,” environmentally harmful, and detrimental to property values.
“We’re not allowing any windmills to go up. They’re ruining our country. They’re ugly, they don’t work, they kill your birds. They’re bad for the environment,” Trump said during a White House Cabinet meeting earlier this week. “And if you look at them from a house, your house is worth less than 50%.”
The Trump administration first halted permitting for offshore wind projects in January. New Jersey’s plans have faced major setbacks since 2023 when Orsted, a Danish green energy firm, canceled two projects off the Garden State coast despite receiving $1 billion in federal subsidies.
Steel pipes meant for turbine foundations in Paulsboro were sold as scrap last year, while Staten Island’s Arthur Kill Terminal remains unbuilt despite five years of planning.
The Arthur Kill Terminal was designed as a specialized port to assemble offshore wind turbines before shipping them to sea. The project promised 750 jobs, but Trump’s executive order paused permitting, leaving the terminal stalled.
The Department of Transportation said the withdrawal of funds will allow money to be reallocated to “critical port upgrades and other core infrastructure needs of the United States.” The agency emphasized that the administration is refocusing on traditional shipbuilding, domestic energy production, and the nation’s natural resources.
“With these moves, we are rebuilding America’s shipbuilding capacity and unleashing more reliable, traditional forms of energy,” the department said in a statement. “Where possible, funding from these projects will be recompeted to address essential infrastructure needs.”
Trump’s aggressive stance on offshore wind underscores the administration’s commitment to prioritizing conventional infrastructure and energy projects over renewable initiatives it views as costly and ineffective.
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