Echo Communications in Politico

Chris Moyer, president and founder at Echo Communications Advisors, was featured in Politico on how energy affordability and rising power prices are reshaping the politics of permitting reform ahead of the midterms.

‘Incredibly reckless’: Trump’s wind halt stuns even some allies

Republican worries about energy affordability didn’t deter the administration from halting five major projects that had already begun construction.

By Benjamin Storrow and Kelsey Tamborrino
December 22, 2025

President Donald Trump has taken jabs at offshore wind all year. On Monday, he threw a haymaker that threatens to knock the U.S. industry to the mat.

The president’s decision to pause construction of five offshore wind projectscapable of powering nearly 2.7 million homes along the East Coast marked an escalation of a yearlong effort to shut down the industry, jolting the political debate surrounding rising electricity prices.

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The Trump administration’s actions also cast a shadow on legislative efforts to craft a bipartisan permitting overhaul package.

Just last week House lawmakers advanced legislation on the topic, but only after inserting language backed by conservatives that would enable the Trump administration to maintain its attempts to shut down offshore wind projects.

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“Senate Democrats have little incentive to vote for legislation they view as unacceptable when the political winds on affordability are at their backs heading into next year’s midterms,” said Chris Moyer, the president of Echo Communications Advisors, a public affairs firm focused on climate and clean energy.