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Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms

World | 2026-08-07 at 15:11 UTC | Source: techcrunch.com
The Trump administration has now convinced developers to abandon 12 offshore wind leases. The latest will cost taxpayers $1.2 billion.
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