<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 German Firm $1.2 Billion to Cancel Wind Leases<br><br>It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.<br><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/climate/rwe-trump-offshore-wind-canceled.html?unlocked_article_code=1.31A.33Nu.vCEnGnzTqcgz&smid=em-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/climate/rwe-trump-offshore-wind-canceled.html?unlocked_article_code=1.31A.33Nu.vCEnGnzTqcgz&smid=em-share</a></div>