BOSTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement after the Trump administration issued an order to suspend leases on five under-construction offshore wind projects, including the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project, which has been operating and delivering energy to the New England grid while its remaining turbines are constructed. If they persist in attempts to turn off this offshore wind power plant, the Trump administration will shut off enough electricity to power 400,000 homes, eliminate $3.7 bi...