Senators Markey and Warren Demand Access to Classified Information Cited by Trump Administration in Suspension of Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Project

LETTER

Boston (December 23, 2026) - Massachusetts Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren today demanded access to the Department of Defense classified reports that the Department of Interior cited in its decision to announce a pause on leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States, including Vineyard Wind 1 off the coast of Massachusetts. The Department of the Interior has stated these classified reports reveal so-called "national security risks" that prompted its suspension of the leases. If the Trump administration persists in its attempts to turn off the Vineyard Wind 1 wind power plant, it will shut off enough electricity to power 400,000 homes, eliminate $3.7 billion in energy cost savings, and kill thousands of jobs.

In their letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the lawmakers write, "Due to the serious implications of this unprecedented and unwarranted action against American workers and our energy grid, we ask that you respond by the end of the week to set up a date and time when we can view these documents."

The Vineyard Wind plant has received all necessary permits and approvals for operation and construction, and it directly employed nearly 3,700 workers to date, 40 percent of whom were union workers operating under a project labor agreement.

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