The Offshore Wind Industry Gave Him the Well-Paying Work He Needed. Then Trump Gutted It.
A ProPublica co-published investigation documents how the Trump administration's freeze on offshore wind development has emptied ports like New Bedford and New London, where workers such as longshoreman Onix Vazquez — who earned $50 an hour rigging turbine components — have lost well-paying wind jobs. In 2025 the administration halted five projects, though courts let them proceed, and in October 2026 the Interior Department moved to reconsider a permit for the operating Revolution Wind farm.
