Blue States Consider Backing Fossil Fuels to Save Wind Farms (1)

Governors in the US Northeast are considering dropping resistance to natural gas pipelines and other fossil fuel projects in the hopes they can convince President Donald Trump to allow offshore wind farms to move forward.

The Democratic governors of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are racing to save wind projects worth billions of dollars along the East Coast after the Trump administration halted construction of one and is moving to rescind permits for others.

Governors and wind supporters have brainstormed ideas of potential concessions that could be offered up during any negotiation with Trump over imperiled projects. That includes small ...