President Trump canceled all the offshore wind along the East Coast — these were signed contracts — and the federal government gave back the billion dollars they had paid for the lease and said they had to invest that money in oil and gas.
OverstatedJohn Hickenlooper, at Colorado U.S. Senate General Election Debate (Colorado Sun)
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Why we checked itThe claim that the federal government returned lease payments and mandated reinvestment in oil and gas is a specific policy action that is verifiable and, if inaccurate, would materially mislead voters about federal energy policy.
What we foundThe core facts about lease refunds and fossil-fuel reinvestment conditions are real, but the claim that Trump 'canceled all the offshore wind along the East Coast' significantly overstates what occurred.