‘This is how you fail a permit deal’: Sen. Whitehouse slams Trump on offshore wind power

The senator Sheldon White Houseone of the lead Democratic negotiators on the Senate authorization bill, said Wednesday that the Asset The administration’s targeting of offshore wind projects jeopardizes the bipartisan agreement to overhaul the nation’s approval process for large infrastructure projects.

In a court filing Tuesday evening, the Justice Department said it was seeking to reopen a permit for the New England Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts. This is the fourth project targeted by the administration in recent weeks.

White House fired back Wednesday, telling POLITICO: “This is how you blow up a permit deal.” »

Earlier this month, Senate Democrats and Republicans appeared to have made a major breakthrough with the Senate’s proposal. Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026. At its core, the deal would make it easier to permit transmission projects — a top priority for Democrats seeking to promote clean energy — while making changes to the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act sought by Republicans seeking to pave the way for fossil fuel projects.