‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind
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Key context: <p>Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing ‘personal vendetta’ at their expense</p><p>Donald Trump has blamed everything – from <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-administration-cites-national-security-halt-us-wind-farm-projects-ft-2026-05-03/">“national security”</a> issues, the deaths of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0R5_kWVuX0">birds</a> and <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66928305">whales</a>, and cancer – in his decades-long campaign against windfarms. But as the Trump administration continues to undermine the industry, what worries workers most are their jobs.</p><p>Since taking office for a second term, Trump has <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/temporary-withdrawal-of-all-areas-on-the-outer-continental-shelf-from-offshore-wind-leasing-and-review-of-the-federal-governments-leasing-and-permitting-practices-for-wind-projects/">issued </a>an executive order aiming to halt all wind-energy leases and permits, attempted to issue stop-work orders on wind projects under construction, and paid more than $2.6bn in settlements to buy out wind energy leases. And hundreds of workers have been affected.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/06/workers-unions-trump-wind-energy">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Workers proud of their efforts to grow renewable energy say US president pursuing ‘personal vendetta’ at their expenseDonald Trump has blamed everything – from “national security” issues, the deaths of birds and whales, and cancer – in his decades-long campaign against windfarms. But as the Trump administration continues to undermine the industry, what worries workers most are their jobs.Since taking office for a second term, Trump has issued an executive order aiming to halt all wind-energy leases and permits, attempted to issue stop-work orders on wind projects under construction, and paid more than $2.6bn in settlements to buy out wind energy leases. And hundreds of workers have been affected. Continue reading...
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