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.

A New Jersey congressman announced he is working with President-elect Trump on an executive order to halt offshore wind.

President-elect Donald Trump has asked New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a noted critic of offshore wind, to pen an executive order to pause wind energy projects. Van Drew recently shared that Trump wants to revisit offshore wind development to fulfill his campaign promise to shutter the industry and boost fossil fuels to lower US energy costs.