The Trump administration is paying this company $1 billion to quit building wind farms. Experts question the arrangement’s legality

The government plans to pay TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion to pull out of offshore wind and focus on fossil fuels. But it can’t legally use taxpayer money without approval from Congress.

After failing to stop multiple offshore wind projects from moving forward on the East Coast, the Trump administration is trying a new tactic: paying companies not to build wind farms.


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