This episode kicks off RPA's "Region Watch" series looking at the unprecedented ways the second Trump administration threatens our regional planning priorities transportation, housing, and clean energy development.

To dive into that latter point, host, Dr. Sam Bowden Akbari, is joined by RPA’s VP for Energy and the Environment, Rob Freudenberg.

These are the projects and publications discussed in the episode:

Construction underway on a billion-dollar port revitalization project in Brooklyn to support the Empire Wind 1 facilities. https://www.equinor.com/news/us/groundbreaking-at-south-brooklyn-marine-terminal-to-transform-port-into-nyc-offshore-wind-hub

South Fork Wind project: https://southforkwind.com/

Sunrise Wind project: https://sunrisewindny.com/

Renewable Ravenswood project: https://renewableravenswood.com/

RPA Assembly 2025 panel: "Going Local" https://rpa.org/events/assembly/2025-assembly/wednesday-going-local-meeting-climate-goals-through-state-and-municipal-action

Atlantic Shores Wind project: https://atlanticshoreswind.com/about-us/

RPA's report: "Making Offshore Wind Work for Communities" https://rpa.org/work/reports/offshore-wind-transmission

RPA report: "Ports of Opportunity" https://rpa.org/work/reports/ports-of-opportunity

RPA report: "Rise of Data Centers in the Grid" https://rpa.org/news/lab/the-rise-of-data-centers

RPA/Propel NY webinar on the national electrical grid: https://rpa.org/events/next-gen-grid-propel-ny-energy

RPA membership! https://rpa.org/membership

RPA tour of Ravenswood: https://rpa.org/news/lab/rpa-member-tour-recap-reimagining-ravenswood

Rob's interview ft. in City Limits: https://citylimits.org/what-would-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-mean-for-new-yorks-green-transition/