The Interior Department is halting an offshore wind project approved by the Biden administration as President Trump has called for “a policy where no windmills are being built.” In a statement posted on the social platform X, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he is directing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to “immediately halt all...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he pulled $679 million in funding for offshore wind projects Friday, suggesting investments be made elsewhere. “Wasteful, wind projects are using resources that could otherwise go towards revitalizing America’s maritime industry,” the Transportation secretary said in a Friday statement. “Joe Biden and [former Transportation Secretary] Pete Buttigieg bent over backwards...

The global scuba diving industry generates between $8.5 billion and $20.4 billion each year, while also providing widespread marine conservation benefits, a new study has found. The diving sector supports up to 124,000 jobs across 170 countries on an annual basis, contributing to both ocean ecology and local communities, according to the study, published Friday...

Governor Mara Lezama attended as a guest at the XV congress of the Autonomous Confederation of Workers and Employees of Mexico (CATEM), where Claudia Sheinbaum, National Coordinator of the Committees for the Defense of the Fourth Transformation, was also present. During the event in Mexico City, the governor of Quintana Roo reiterated her full support and collaboration with Claudia Sheinbaum, whom she accompanied on the dais along with other authorities and the leader of Morena, Mario Delgado. The CATEM congress is a space for dialogue with union representatives to improve the working conditions of workers, especially those from Quintana Roo. This union, which emerged 15 years ago, has around 7 million members in 1,192 labor organizations across various sectors. "Thank you, Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum, for dedicating part of your agenda. First, you governed my homeland, of which I am a proud Tlalpense, then you governed this city where we are now, and soon you will see what will happen, a first-rate woman, thank you very much, dear friend," said Pedro Haces, union leader. Sheinbaum responded with the formal announcement of a coalition with that labor union. "Next Monday, we will begin the formal process of pre-campaigning for the Presidency of the Republic, and I...

The Trump administration is eyeing additional barriers to the development of solar and wind energy on public lands. In a memo made public late Friday, the administration said that it would seek to block projects that take up a lot of room, calling wind and solar “highly inefficient uses of Federal land.” The memo said...

A federal court is ordering the Trump administration to reinstate funding for seven green projects after they alleged they were treated unfairly because they were mostly located in blue states. D.C. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that the Trump administration’s move to cancel the funding violated awardees’ rights under the Fifth Amendment. “Defendants freely admit that they made...

The Trump administration has canceled nearly $4 billion in awards for emerging energy technologies issued under the Biden administration, it announced Friday. A press release described the $3.7 billion in canceled funding as mostly carbon capture projects — where technology is used to cut planet-warming emissions from fossil fuel plants — and “decarbonization initiatives.” It...

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for invoking a football analogy in response to a question about blame for the triple-digit death toll resulting from the catastrophic flooding in the state over the July Fourth weekend. “For the governor to treat this as if it were a football game, this is...