Washington, Aug. 31 -- The Trump administration has cancelled 679 million U.S. dollars in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects in the United States.
The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday rescinded funding for projects in 11 states, including 435 million dollars for a floating wind farm in California, 47 million dollars to boost an offshore wind project in Maryland, and 48 million dollars for an offshore wind terminal project in New York's Staten Island.
"Wasteful, wind projects are using resources that could otherwise go towards revitalising America's maritime industry," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement.
The cancelled funding will be redirected to upgrade ports and other infrastructure in the c...