Trump halts construction of big wind farm off New York coast: ‘reckless and overreaching’ | New York

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Building renewable energy projects in Down state New York The area that includes the Hudson Valley and under – is often complicated. The area of ​​these projects is limited, especially in New York CityIt is often expensive.

Despite the smaller battery storage approach Solar energy Projects Can the state approach the goals of the ambitious renewable energyYou must complete it on the benefit scale Renewable energy generation.

This is where Empire Wind 1 is the first project in A huge construction of marine winds off the coast of Long IslandThe project, which obtained a lease contract from the federal government in 2017, promised to establish more than 1500 jobs and eventually 500,000 homes by building 54 wind turbines.

On Wednesday, the Minister of Interior, Doug Burgum, He instructed the Ocean Energy Management Office To stop all construction in the project “even the additional review of information indicating that the Biden administration has rushed through its approval without sufficient analysis.”

Since he took office in January, Donald Trump has expressed a strong opposition to the marine wind energy, saying he would not support “Great Ugly Mills” That threatens wildlife. In February, his administration Firing Employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who were monitoring the effects of marine wind projects on marine wildlife.

On his first day in office, the president The executive order signed This withdrew all parts of the external continental shelf from the new or renewable leasing activity abroad and suspended the approval process on all new and external wild wind projects. The executive also I was reviewed Of all current external rental contracts, with the termination possible.

A spokesman for Equinor, the Norwegian Energy Company behind Empire Wind 1, said the construction will stop the project. The email spokesman said that Empire Offshore Wind LLC, a liability company responsible for the project, “is involved with the relevant authorities to clarify this issue and consider its legal treatments, including the resumption of the request.”

The Trump administration’s order can be important repercussions on climate targets in New York State and the growth of green job opportunities in the Down State. About 44 % of New York City City Statistics are home to low -income societies that have witnessed an inconsistent amount of negative effects of pollution.

When climate goals are delayed, or job opportunities are not achieved for beginners, these societies are often the first to suffer.

The Empire Wind 1 project promised to bring the Green Federation jobs to the Down State. The timing works to re -develop the marine station, which will be established The base of operations and long -term maintenance includes the projectIn conjunction with the New York City Economic Development Company and the sustainable peripheral operator south of Brooklyn.

This is especially useful for the New York City neighborhood in New York City, a environmentally burdened society near the southern Brooklyn marine station, which is what Fight to be included in the plans.

“Our society has been fought for years to ensure that Sunset Park is part of solutions to reduce carbon emissions, health and green energy building, and provide new local union jobs,” said a statement from the office of council member Alexa Avilis, which represents the city area that includes Sunseet Park.

These projects are scheduled to include at least 1,000 building jobs, 130 trainees, 200 jobs in the association at the Naval Station and 50 permanent jobs in the long term to maintain the Empire Wind project, according to the mayor’s office.

The city looked at green jobs as a road for low -income population, or those who do not have a university degree, to Increase their capabilities. But as a green work growth SlowBig projects like Empire Wind 1 have become more important.

“The reckless and excessive transition to stop the construction that is already conducted on the Empire Wind threatens thousands of good functions and weakens progress at risk New York Vincent Alvarez, head of the New York Central Employment Council, wrote in a statement.

Esther Rosario, CEO of the NY Labor Recovery Company, said that the Federation traders are scheduled to get a ship early next week to install Monopelli, which drives the foundations of wind turbines to the sea floor.

“This means that within two weeks, these workers will not have their salary on their way,” said Rosario.

State Climate Law The goal of the 70 % network of sources was created by 2030.

Earlier this year, It was reported within the climate news This schedule is already being delayed, and that the number of renewable projects planned in the small New York state region is very small.

“We need to double our efforts at the state level, especially in Down State, to produce projects of the new generation of land,” said Alexander Patterson, the campaign coordinator for the New York Public Authority, who was fighting to build more expansion than renewable energy. “This is the latest in a long series of projects that must be canceled, whether due to the financial opposite winds or inflation, and now the political wind.”

Stopping construction in Empire Wind 1 may lead to an additional delay in transferring energy in the state. It is also possible that the Trump administration’s suspension order will be cultivated in uncertainty beyond the New York State regions.

“If we now have a position in which every change in the administration can nullify the permits and stoppage orders, so I think it is certain that we are moving forward,” said Rob Frewberg, Vice President of Energy and Environment Programs at the Regional Plan Association, a hygiene organization looking to improve the quality of life in the integrity area. “This must be hesitant beyond the marine wind industry itself.”