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The RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind energy projects, a power source long derided by Trump.
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Trump administration to pay €1.06 billion to cancel RWE offshore wind leases
US President Donald Trump, long a critic of wind energy, has repeatedly dismissed wind turbines as unsightly and has labelled them an "economic and environmental disaster."
BBC News – Science & Environment BBC
Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects
The RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind energy projects, a power source long derided by Trump.
Guardian
Trump administration to pay German firm $1.22bn to cut offshore wind leases
Agreement with RWE is fifth deal Trump team has made with energy companies, offering payouts to give up projects The German energy company RWE has reached a $1.22bn deal with the US government to relinquish its offshore wind leases and instead redirect funds towards fossil fuel investments. The agreement marks the fifth deal the Donald Trump administration has struck with energy companies , offering payouts in excha…
