PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S ban on new offshore wind leases won’t halt giant wind farms already planned off California’s coast, ...

President Trump issued a sweeping executive order on his first day back in office, halting federal approvals of new wind ...

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

Legal experts said the president was testing the boundaries of executive power with aggressive orders designed to stop the ...

State water restrictions, fueled by historic drought and climate change, have taken a toll on Southern California golf ...

The president’s order has no immediate effect on offshore wind leases already authorized, including two large areas off ...

California’s wind farms would contain hundreds of giant turbines, each about 900 feet high — as tall as a 70-story building. While the platforms would mostly be unseen from the shoreline, some ...

Environmentalists say the moratorium amounts to “kneecapping” California’s offshore wind projects and puts an important source of clean energy in “mortal peril.” The Biden administration ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. President Donald Trump’s ban on new offshore wind leases ...