(The Center Square) — Maine Republicans are asking the Trump administration to pull the plug on the state's offshore wind projects, saying the floating turbines are too expensive, disruptive and will hurt the commercial fishing industry. 

In a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, a group of Maine GOP lawmakers led by state Rep. Reagan Paul, R-Winterport, ask the agency to revoke four federal leases issued to the state in 2024 to develop offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine. They also call on the Trump administration officials to cancel a lease in federal waters for an offshore wind research project. 

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