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.
Iran has rejected as “irrelevant” a UN nuclear watchdog resolution referring its nuclear file to the UN Security Council, arguing that ...
Georgia’s busiest sea gateway has reached its capacity limit, adding urgency to plans for a major expansion of Poti port as the country seeks...
Overnight Iranian strikes on an air base in Jordan damaged multiple U.S. aircraft and left one without a wing, American media reported. Meanwhile, ...
Four people were killed, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight, according to the governor of the Krasnodar region. Ukraine's drone forces commander, Robert Brovdi, said Russian military ships were destroyed in the attacks.
Wildfires have broken out in Türkiye’s Antalya province, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate as strong winds fuelled the flames.
Overnight Iranian strikes on an air base in Jordan damaged multiple U.S. aircraft and left one without a wing, American media reported. Meanwhile, explosions were heard across parts of southern Iran according to local media reports.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly launched two ballistic missile attacks against a U.S. Navy warship over the past two days.
August 2026 tied as the hottest month ever recorded globally, pushing average temperatures above the critical 1.5°C threshold as extreme weather swept across several regions, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said.
Increasingly intense wildfires and heat waves are threatening global efforts to improve air quality and protect public health, the United Nations’ weather agency has warned.
Vast flocks of storks passed through Türkiye and the Bosporus this week as part of their annual autumn migration from European breeding grounds toward Africa and the Middle East.
China's coastal areas and southern regions are preparing for days of intense precipitation, with tens of thousands of people evacuated as Typhoon Narra tracks inland and another storm churns toward the country's eastern seaboard.
A wildfire in Croatia driven by strong winds descended on the tourist town of Omis overnight, engulfing houses, forcing about 1,000 people to evacuate to safety and injuring dozens, fire brigade and health officials said on Friday.
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