# Trump Administration Suspends 5 Wind Projects Off The East Coast

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**Created:** [December 22, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://minxmafia.discourse.group/t/trump-administration-suspends-5-wind-projects-off-the-east-coast/996 "2025-12-22T23:31:47Z")\
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The Trump admin just hit pause on **five major offshore wind projects** off the East Coast, effective immediately. They’re citing national security risks flagged by the Pentagon – stuff like turbine blades messing with radar (creating “clutter” that hides real threats or makes fake ones) and vulnerabilities near big population centers.

The projects on hold:

- Vineyard Wind (Massachusetts)
- Revolution Wind (Rhode Island/Connecticut)
- Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (Virginia’s massive one)
- Sunrise Wind (New York)
- Empire Wind (New York)

These were all under construction and could’ve powered millions of homes + created thousands of jobs. Now everything’s frozen while they “assess mitigation” with DoD – no end date given.

Interior Sec Doug Burgum: “Prime duty is protecting Americans from emerging risks.”

Pro-wind side is pissed – calling it political sabotage, saying these were already vetted by military agencies, and it’ll jack up energy costs + kill clean power progress.

Anti-wind folks are cheering: “America first, no foreign-owned turbines threatening our coasts.”

This comes right after a judge smacked down a broader wind block attempt, so they’re leaning hard on the natsec angle now.

What do you think – legit security concern or just anti-renewables vibes? 🔥 Or are we all just gonna pay more for power while data centers suck up everything? Drop your takes below 👇🎮

Full article [here](http://wowo.com/trump-administration-suspends-5-wind-projects-off-the-east-coast/)

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