Rhode Island lawmakers tilt at windmills, hoping to save Revolution Wind

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Revolution Wind, the massive offshore wind farm under construction off the Rhode Island coast, appears to be dead in the water for now. Now, Rhode Island lawmakers are pushing back, insisting that mothballing the project would cost thousands of jobs and cause irreparable damage to the state’s climate goals. McKee and other top Rhode Island lawmakers are vowing to do everything possible to try and save the project. “By stopping the Revolution Wind project, Donald Trump is putting America last,” Magaziner said. Rhode Island lawmakers take a different view.