Barbara Moran

The Department of the Interior says the massive turbine blades and reflective towers of offshore wind farms could create radar interference that obscures moving targets or generates false targets.

The pause is effective immediately and affects projects under construction in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and Virginia.

In a statement, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said this action addresses, quote, vulnerabilities created by large-scale offshore wind projects with proximity near our East Coast population centers.

Last week, a federal judge threw out the Trump administration's previous moratorium on offshore wind permitting.

For NPR News, I'm Barbara Moran in Boston.

The Department of the Interior says the massive turbine blades and reflective towers of offshore wind farms could create radar interference that obscures moving targets or generates false targets.

The pause is effective immediately and affects projects under construction in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and Virginia.

In a statement, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said this action addresses, "...vulnerabilities created by large-scale offshore wind projects with proximity near our East Coast population centers."

Last week, a federal judge threw out the Trump administration's previous moratorium on offshore wind permitting.

For NPR News, I'm Barbara Moran in Boston.

The northern part of our planet is really the refrigerator for the planet.

It keeps our planet cool.

And whether you are close to the Arctic or far from the Arctic, when the Arctic falls and it warms, it's having an impact on the global climate.

The northern part of our planet is really the refrigerator for the planet.

It keeps our planet cool.

And whether you are close to the Arctic or far from the Arctic, when the Arctic falls and it warms, it's having an impact on the global climate.