Wind Jobs at Risk as Trump Halts Projects and Bets on Lease Buyouts

Trump’s wind-energy crackdown—stop-work orders, halted leases, and more than $2.6 billion in lease buyouts—has unsettled union workers on offshore projects like Revolution Wind, threatening thousands of well-paid jobs even as some turbines come online; supporters say the moves prioritize existing infrastructure while critics call them costly and job-destroying for the industry.