The cancellation is Trump’s latest move against renewable energy, which the US president has dismissed a ‘scam’.

The US administration is stopping construction on a nearly completed offshore wind farm, operated by the Danish group Orsted, off the northeast coast of the United States.

The wind industry has been in President Donald Trump's crosshairs since his first day in office, but his administration has escalated its attacks in recently.

The Trump administration’s campaign against wind power continued as it targeted funding for marine terminals and ports to support development of the industry.

The cancellation is Trump’s latest move against renewable energy, which the US president has dismissed a ‘scam’.