Donald 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 is 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 $2.6 billion in settlements to buy out wind energy leases. And hundreds of workers have been affected.
Thomas Kilday, a furnace electrician with IBEW Local 99 in Providence, Rhode Island, was in the midst of a four-week shift onboard a vessel off the Atlantic coast working on the Revolution Wind Project in August last year when the Trump administration issued a stop-work order on the project.
“No one really knew what was going on. We didn’t know what it meant for us.... Read more
