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Wind Power News: Americas
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Save Long Beach Island statement regarding halt to Empire Wind project
On April 16, 2025 U.S. Secretary of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued a Directive to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to “order Empire Wind to cease all construction activities” at the location of its offshore wind project off of northern New Jersey and south of New York City. The Secretary indicated that “staff of the Department of the Interior has obtained information that raises serious issues with respect to the project approvals for” the project and that “the . . . Complete story »
Arkansas legislature approves wind farm regulations
Both houses of the Arkansas state legislature have signed off on legislation to regulate wind farms in Arkansas. That action came on the last day of the legislative session, which adjourned yesterday. The legislation requires the base of wind turbines to be one mile from schools, hospitals, nursing homes, churches, parks, airports and city limits. It also sets a minimum distance for the base of wind turbines at 2,500 feet from a neighbor’s property, or 3.5 times the height of . . . Complete story »
Trump administration orders immediate stop to work on wind project near the coast of Long Beach
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered an immediate halt Wednesday to work on a planned offshore wind project near the coast of Long Beach, arguing the Biden administration rushed the approval process. A memo by Burgum directed Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to direct Norwegian energy developer Equinor to “cease all construction activities on the Empire Wind project” until a review is completed to address “serious deficiencies.” The company plans to erect 54 1,000-foot wind turbines, starting around 15 miles from . . . Complete story »
Trump admin halts New York offshore wind project, orders review of all existing Biden-era wind permits
The Trump administration is halting construction of a massive offshore wind project being built in federal waters off the coast of New York and ordering a sprawling review of existing offshore wind permits, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Wednesday to order foreign energy developer Equinor to cease all construction activities on its Empire Wind project, according to a memorandum obtained by the Free Beacon. Burgum said the . . . Complete story »
The Feds are hiding their eagle death data
Imagine there is an industry product that is killing thousands a year and the number is growing. The government is tracking it closely, while keeping the data secret in order to protect the product. Outrageous, right? But that is exactly the case with wind power killing eagles. Every wind-killed eagle found at an industrial wind site is quickly reported to the federal Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Every year each site also submits an annual kill report to FWS. None . . . Complete story »
US orders halt on construction of Equinor New York offshore wind project
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on Wednesday he was directing his agency to halt construction on Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project off the coast of New York. In a post on X, Burgum said information suggested the Biden administration rushed the project’s approval without sufficient environmental analysis. Burgum said he had consulted with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Commerce houses the National Marine Fisheries Service, which is involved in permitting offshore wind facilities. The Interior department decision stems from . . . Complete story »
The toxic fallout from wind turbine blades ‘should not be underestimated’
Recent research reveals that as blade coatings degrade, they leach thousands of tons of noxious metals into the water – and your seafood. When one of the massive turbine blades at Vineyard Wind fell apart last July, an intense although short-lived focus on the numerous chemical components that comprise the gigantic 351-foot-long blade revealed a wide variety of “complex industrial materials.” As requested by the island town of Nantucket, Mass., which saw the first wash-up of blade debris, the manufacturer, GE . . . Complete story »
GAO report: ‘wind turbines can reduce the performance of radar systems used for defense and maritime navigation and safety in several ways’
An Offshore Wind Energy report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—the independent congressional watchdog agency—gives credibility and vindication to concerns first raised in Congress by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) that offshore wind turbines pose significant threats to national security and aviation and maritime safety by interfering with radar systems. Smith said the report provides additional scientific justification to President Trump’s pause on offshore wind which he hopes results in immediate stoppage of offshore wind projects, including Empire Wind . . . Complete story »
Wisconsin bill to regulate renewable energy development, especially on farmland
A bill in the Wisconsin State Assembly would add regulations to the development of energy projects in the state, including renewable energy installations. Dubbed the 2025 Wisconsin Energy Reform Act, the bill would discouragee renewable energy companies from using prime farmland in the state and outlines specific rights for landowners, among other provisions. Wisconsin Rep. Travis Tranel, R–Cuba City, is a cosponsor of the bill. Rural activists in southwest Wisconsin, where several renewable energy projects have been proposed or are . . . Complete story »
How wind turbines harm the environment
Environmentalists used to try to defend natural environments like forests and wildlife like whales and birds. Not anymore. The current crop of climate alarmists would rather clear cut ancient forests for their solar and wind “farms” and say “never mind” when these entities kill off the wildlife. The danger wind turbines pose to the environment is receiving attention around the world. A major British newspaper, the Daily Telegraph of London is reporting that a French court has ordered a wind . . . Complete story »
