“Governors like Healey, Hochul, and Lamont portray their backtracking as a pragmatic solution to affordability issues. Others say it doesn’t make economic sense—and betrays key constituents.”
>Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut all began investing heavily in large offshore wind farm projects years ago—each able to provide around a gigawatt of clean, local energy to the grid. But over the last year, the Trump administration has sought to kill them through litigation and regulatory orders, most recently through a January work stoppage handed down by the Interior Department. While the offshore wind farms currently under construction have been allowed to continue after gaining injunctions in federal court, developers have canceled future wind projects, taking billions’ worth of energy investments with them. Questions of what will plug the gap they leave remain unanswered.
Meanwhile, energy costs continue to increase at the national level as the November gubernatorial and congressional midterm elections approach. The U.S. and Israel’s entanglements across the Middle East have also driven gas prices. As voters’ utility rates spike, all three governors have to convince voters that they’re worth keeping around.
As a result, these governors are now adopting policies that can coexist with Trump’s. That sometimes means co-opting them.
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“Governors like Healey, Hochul, and Lamont portray their backtracking as a pragmatic solution to affordability issues. Others say it doesn’t make economic sense—and betrays key constituents.”
From the [article](https://newrepublic.com/article/207632/healey-hochul-lamont-gas-climate):
>Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut all began investing heavily in large offshore wind farm projects years ago—each able to provide around a gigawatt of clean, local energy to the grid. But over the last year, the Trump administration has sought to kill them through litigation and regulatory orders, most recently through a January work stoppage handed down by the Interior Department. While the offshore wind farms currently under construction have been allowed to continue after gaining injunctions in federal court, developers have canceled future wind projects, taking billions’ worth of energy investments with them. Questions of what will plug the gap they leave remain unanswered.
Meanwhile, energy costs continue to increase at the national level as the November gubernatorial and congressional midterm elections approach. The U.S. and Israel’s entanglements across the Middle East have also driven gas prices. As voters’ utility rates spike, all three governors have to convince voters that they’re worth keeping around.
As a result, these governors are now adopting policies that can coexist with Trump’s. That sometimes means co-opting them.