U.S. President Donald Trump has officially cancelled plans to develop new offshore wind projects in federal waters, reinforcing his administration’s pivot from renewable energy to fossil fuels.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will revoke more than 3.5 million acres designated for offshore wind development near Texas, Louisiana, Maine, New York, California, Oregon, and the central Atlantic.
The agency announced on Wednesday that it will no longer reserve large areas for what it described as 'speculative wind development.' This marks a major reversal from the previous Biden-era plans, which had aimed to expand renewable energy through scheduled leases.
Since taking office in January, Trump has issued a series of executive orders boosting oil, gas, and coal production while dismantling climate-focused initiatives.
On Wednesday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum declared an end to favorable policies for wind and solar, labeling them as unreliable and foreign-controlled. The department may also pull back federal lands with strong onshore wind potential to prioritize other land uses like recreation and grazing.
During a recent Scotland visit, Trump called wind turbines 'ugly monsters' and urged UK leaders to prioritize oil and gas, while also dismissing wind energy as 'a con job' at a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
The administration’s stance has drawn sharp criticism from environmental advocates, who warn that such rollbacks worsen the climate crisis amid increasing global weather extremes.
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U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday as investors assessed the implications of the federal government shutdown, which threatens to disrupt the release of key economic data and complicate the Federal Reserve's policy path.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is nearing a deal with Harvard University to resolve a months-long standoff.
The Organization of Petroleum exporting countries OPEC+ is likely to consider a larger oil production increase of 411,000 barrels per day for November at its meeting next Sunday as rising oil prices encourage the group to try to regain more market share, said sources familiar with the talks.
The White House, U.S., has released a 20-point proposal aimed at ending the war in Gaza and establishing long-term peace, U.S. President Donald Trump said while hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
Video from the USGS (United States Geological Survey) showed on Friday (19 September) the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupting and spewing lava.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 13 September with no tsunami threat, coming just weeks after the region endured a devastating 8.8-magnitude quake — the strongest since 1952.
Authorities in California have identified the dismembered body discovered in a Tesla registered to singer D4vd as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who had been missing from Lake Elsinore since April 2024.
On the second day of Baku Climate Action Week (BCAW), attention centred on strengthening international cooperation, accelerating the transition to clean energy, and ensuring a fair and inclusive approach.
Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain on Wednesday.
When Climate Week kicks off in New York City on Sunday (21 September), it will mark the largest event of its kind yet, with organisers reporting a record number of companies participating and more events than ever before.
Rising temperatures are taking a mounting toll on Bangladesh, with heat-related illnesses and productivity losses costing the economy up to $1.78 billion - about 0.4% of GDP - in 2024, according to a World Bank report released Tuesday
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