Trump has long been hostile to wind farms, and has previously asserted without evidence that they cause cancer. He also finds them "ugly," has said coal and nuclear power is a better option for the country and suggested that wind turbines cause more bird deaths than pollution from coal-fired power plants.

The Trump administration has halted construction on an offshore wind project near Rhode Island that is 80% complete.

The Trump administration issued a stop-work order, over national security concerns, on a nearly completed offshore wind project for Massachusetts and Rhode Island.