White House Orders Agencies to Escalate Fight Against Offshore Wind NYT | Top Stories By: Maxine Joselow, Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer 4 September 2025 at 00:14 The effort involves several agencies that typically have little to do with wind power, including the Health and Human Services Department. © Randi Baird for The New York TimesA damaged turbine at Vineyard Wind, the country’s second large-scale offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, prompted the closure of several beaches to swimmers when it broke last year.