Equinor wind turbine plant at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal. | Equinor
NEW YORK —This was not the way to behave during the days leading up to Earth Day, yesterday. On April 17, Donald Trump cut off permission for completion of a 54-turbine wind power project in New York.
That’s even though construction has already started, by 1,500 unionized workers, with more probably to come. Many are ferried 12 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean to build giant windmills off Jones Beach.
The union coalition backing the project, Climate Jobs New York, is understandably angry. So are environmentalists, civic groups and Democratic politicians, up to and including New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. She’s scrambling and seeking ways to keep the workers on the job.
The money came from Democratic-passed…
