News (2026年4月5日号)

Trump administration to pay French firm $1 billion to end wind leases

A sign for the French company TotalEnergies is displayed at its headquarters in La Defense business district outside of Paris. (AP file photo)

A sign for the French company TotalEnergies is displayed at its headquarters in La Defense business district outside of Paris. (AP file photo)

The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a French company to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the administration ramps up its campaign against offshore wind and other renewable energy. TotalEnergies has agreed to what’s essentially a refund of its lease fees for projects off t...

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