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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Michael Sainato

‘Why take those jobs away?’: the unionized workers decrying Trump’s war on wind

cattle graze near wind turbines
Cows stand in a field near a wind farm along Route 66 in Groom, Texas. Photograph: Al Drago/Getty Images

Donald Trump has blamed everything – from “national security” issues, the deaths of birds and whales, and cancer – in his decades-long campaign against windfarms. But as the Trump administration continues to undermine the industry, what worries workers most are their jobs.

Since taking office for a second term, Trump has issued an executive order aiming to halt all wind-energy leases and permits, attempted to issue stop-work orders on wind projects under construction, and paid more than $2.6bn in settlements to buy out wind energy leases. And hundreds of workers have been affected.

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