Trump Is Winning Fight Over Offshore Wind Despite Court Losses

President Donald Trump’s campaign against offshore wind power in the US sustained major setbacks last week when three different judges blocked enforcement of a government ban and allowed projects in New York, Rhode Island and Virginia to resume construction. And two others may win similar decisions soon.

But Trump may already have won his battle to gut the industry, even if the turbines now under construction begin supplying electricity as planned in the next year or so. That’s because the dramatic shift in US government policy since Joe Biden was president has escalated the risk of investing in multibillion-dollar projects that already ...