<div dir="ltr">Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.<br><br>Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms<br><br>In exchange, the French company TotalEnergies would invest in oil and natural gas projects in Texas and elsewhere.<br><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/climate/offshore-wind-gas-trump-total.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VlA.OOG5.xK2CvV6DfBcy&smid=em-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/climate/offshore-wind-gas-trump-total.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VlA.OOG5.xK2CvV6DfBcy&smid=em-share</a></div>