Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday it is cutting approximately $679 million in funding to 12 wind farms, calling the projects "wasteful."
The money will instead be shifted to the American shipbuilding industry, a move that will help ensure America's maritime dominance, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement.
"Wasteful wind projects are using resources that could otherwise go towards revitalizing America's maritime industry," Duffy said in the statement.
The Department of Transportation said it has now 12 offshore wind projects or grants that are "not aligned" with the Trump administration's goals and priorities.
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