Wind Power in U.S. Faces Hit From Trump’s Executive Order

In a sweeping order, President Trump halted federal approvals for new wind farms, in a move that could affect projects on land and in the ocean.

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Trump Orders U.S. Exit From the Paris Agreement on Climate

The United States will be one of only four countries outside the Paris Agreement, which is designed to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
The New York Times - 7h
Trump executive orders and actions: By the numbers

President Trump took office Monday, marking the beginning of a new era in Washington. The changing of the guard was, perhaps, marked most significantly by sweeping new executive actions that will ...
The Hill - 8h
Lawmakers react to Trump's executive orders

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are responding to President Trump's executive orders signed on Day 1 of his second term in the White House. The actions include measures on immigration and birthright ...
CBS News - 10h
Trump birthright citizenship executive order expected to face legal challenges

President Donald Trump signed an executive order addressing birthright citizenship on his first day in office, a constitutionally protected right. NBC News’ Danny Cevallos reports on how the ...
NBC News - 14h
This wind power company just took a $1.7 billion write-down — and that excludes Trump executive order impact

Shares of Orsted fell as much as 18% after announcing a 12.1 billion Danish kroner ($1.7 billion) write-down that the Danish wind power company said didn’t include the impact of an executive order ...
MarketWatch - 18h
Trump signs order to withdraw U.S. from WHO

President Trump issued an executive order Monday night withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization. The U.S. has historically been the largest funder of the Geneva-based ...
The Hill - 1d
Here Are Trump’s Expected Executive Orders

The president moved swiftly in his first hours in office, signing a slew of executive orders in front of a roaring crowd and then in the Oval Office.
The New York Times - 1d
Trump targets immigration with executive orders

President Donald Trump signed several executive orders on immigration, including one declaring a national emergency at the southern border. NBC News Yamiche Alcindor and Danny Cevallos spoke with ...
NBC News - 1d
Trump says he will issue an executive order Monday delaying U.S. TikTok ban

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday clarified his stance on TikTok, writing in a post on Truth Social that he’d like to bring the app back online in the U.S. as soon as possible, even if there’s ...
NBC News - 2d

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