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