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The Trump administration is blocking new offshore wind permits and offering buyouts to developers, prompting states like New York to urge companies to remain invested in the industry. Federal deals with Duke Energy and others have totaled over $2.5 billion to cancel projects, while seven states have sued, claiming these actions are illegal.

Seven states have banned a product most people couldn't buy, and the lab meat industry is fighting back against these bans.

The Bureau of Reclamation announced it will impose a 10-year operating framework for managing the Colorado River Basin by summer 2023 if the seven states relying on the river fail to agree on a plan. The decision follows deadlocked negotiations and the river’s worst water year on record.

Seven states are suing the Trump administration over a nearly $1 billion deal to end French energy company TotalEnergies' offshore wind development off the East Coast.

Seven states, including New York, are suing the U.S. Department of the Interior over its agreement with TotalEnergies to pay private energy firms to abandon U.S. offshore wind projects. The lawsuit challenges the Trump administration’s efforts to incentivize companies to exit renewable energy initiatives.

More than three dozen tornadoes have been reported in seven states across the Midwest, causing major destruction as severe weather continues. The storms are being reported by NBC News' Sam Brock.