President-elect Donald Trump tasked a New Jersey congressman and vocal critic of offshore wind with writing an executive order he could issue to halt wind energy projects. Offshore wind is a major part of transitioning to an electric grid powered entirely by sources that don’t emit carbon dioxide when generating electricity.

New Jersey Congressman Jeff Van Drew on Monday said he's collaborating ... "as the first of many likely steps to slow the transition to a lower carbon economy, is to make more likely a future ...

Jeff Van Drew, (R-2nd) who represents southern New ... It also would provide a stable, domestic energy source that delivers carbon-free energy at a utility scale. High quality jobs would also ...