New Jersey Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew, one of Congress’ most vocal foes of offshore wind development, is working on an executive order with President-elect Donald Trump to stop the practice.
The order would halt federal work on offshore wind along the East Coast. Van Drew and other critics have accused the industry of harming whales and fishing. NJ Spotlight News was first to report the development.
“The Biden administration’s reckless green agenda put politics over people, and that ends now,” Van Drew said in a statement. “President Trump is committed to stopping these harmful projects and is taking decisive action.”
Van Drew was once a Democrat who helped found the House’s Offshore Wind Caucus. He became a Republican in 2020 and left the caucus during the last Congress.
