Trump administration will buy back company's offshore wind leases off 3 states, including California
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- BBC News Worldseen 7 Aug, 15:23headline rewritten
US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projectsTrump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects - canoncitydailyrecord.comseen 8 Aug, 21:25headline rewritten
Trump admin's buyback of offshore wind lease brings total to nearly $4BTrump administration’s latest buyback of offshore wind leases brings total to nearly $4 billion - mercurynews.comseen 9 Aug, 02:39headline rewritten
Trump administration deal cuts Northern California offshore wind leases‘Gift to the fossil fuel industry’: RWE ends Northern California offshore wind lease in $1.22B deal with Trump - nbcsandiego.comseen 10 Aug, 01:10headline rewritten
Trump administration will buy back company’s offshore wind leasesTrump administration will buy back company's offshore wind leases off 3 states, including California - Euronewsseen 13 Aug, 21:18URL changed
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Thu, 6 August 2026
9 reports- lostcoastoutpost.com12:59first to report
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- canoncitydailyrecord.com17:07edited after publishing
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Trump admin's buyback of offshore wind lease brings total to nearly $4BTrump seeks to discourage expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels development.
- nbcsandiego.com17:39edited after publishingTrump administration will buy back company's offshore wind leases off 3 states, including California
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Trump administration will buy back company’s offshore wind leases - The Guardian World18:20
Agreement with RWE is fifth deal Trump team has made with energy companies, offering payouts to give up projects The German energy company RWE has reached a $1.22bn deal with the US government to relinquish its offshore wind leases and instead redirect funds towards fossil fuel investments. The agreement marks the fifth deal the Donald Trump administration has struck with energy companies , offering payouts in exchange for abandoning renewable energy projects and redirecting investment towards...
- thepeterboroughexaminer.com18:30
An offshore wind company said Thursday that it reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the Trump administration to walk away from projects under development off New York, California and Louisiana.
- The Hill19:23
The Trump administration is paying yet another company more than $1 billion to give up the rights to produce wind off the U.S. coast, the firm announced Thursday. RWE U.S. Offshore, a subsidiary of German energy company RWE, issued a press release saying it will receive $1.22 billion in settlement funds and give up its rights to...
- Google News - Top Stories19:42
Trump administration will buy back company's offshore wind leases off 3 states in a $1.2B deal AP News Trump administration to pay German firm $1.22bn to cut offshore wind leases The Guardian Trump Administration to Pay German Firm $1.2 Billion to Cancel Wind Leases The New York Times RWE, Trump administration reach $1.22 billion agreement to cancel offshore wind leases Reuters Trump pays yet another energy company to give up offshore wind rights The Hill
- Euronews20:02
URL changednow www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/06/trump-administration-to-pay-106-billion-to-cancel-rwe-offshore-wind-leases
US President Donald Trump, long a critic of wind energy, has repeatedly dismissed wind turbines as unsightly and has labelled them an "economic and environmental disaster."
- mercurynews.com22:28edited after publishing
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Trump administration deal cuts Northern California offshore wind leasesThe company’s settlement with the U.S. Department of Interior also ends wind leases in Louisiana and New York.
Fri, 7 August 2026
5 reports- newser.com02:05
Administration-RWE deal cancels offshore leases, redirects investment to fossil fuels
- Google News - Top Stories02:07
Elected Officials Outraged After Developer Vacates Humboldt Offshore Wind Lease Lost Coast Outpost Trump Administration to Pay German Firm $1.2 Billion to Cancel Wind Leases The New York Times US to pay $1.2bn to energy firm RWE to halt offshore wind projects BBC Trump administration to pay German firm $1.22bn to cut offshore wind leases The Guardian Another offshore wind developer exits California in $1.22-billion deal with Trump administration latimes.com
- BBC News World09:50edited after publishing
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US strikes $1.2bn deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projectsThe RWE payout is the latest in a string of deals cancelling wind energy projects, a power source long derided by Trump.
- Google News - Top Stories09:50
US to pay $1.2bn to energy firm RWE to halt offshore wind projects BBC Trump Administration to Pay German Firm $1.2 Billion to Cancel Wind Leases The New York Times Another offshore wind developer exits California in $1.22-billion deal with Trump administration Los Angeles Times Trump administration to pay German firm $1.22bn to cut offshore wind leases theguardian.com Trump Refunds to Cancel Offshore Wind Projects Total $4 Billion Bloomberg.com
- brooklyneagle.com16:46
President Donald Trump, who often talks about his hatred of wind power, has said his goal is to not let any “windmills” be built.
Wed, 12 August 2026
2 reports- Politico Europe00:24
The state sent an investigative subpoena to RWE on Tuesday.
- Novinky (Czechia)12:59
Administrativa amerického prezidenta Donalda Trumpa zaplatí německé společnosti RWE 1,2 miliardy dolarů (25,2 miliardy korun) za to, že upustí od rozjednaných projektů na stavbu větrných elektráren u pobřeží Spojených států. RWE se na tom dohodla s americkým ministerstvem vnitra, informoval server BBC.
Thu, 13 August 2026
1 report- Die Zeit (Germany)06:51
RWE lässt sich von Donald Trump dafür bezahlen, KEINE Windräder aufzustellen. Wo bitte bleibt die Haltung, die Konzernchef Markus Krebber sonst so gern hervorkehrt?