Trump administration seeks to reconsider Massachusetts offshore wind permit

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 23:02 · Archive

The Trump administration is asking a federal judge to reconsider a permit for the New England Wind project off Massachusetts, which was approved in 2024 under the Biden administration. Construction has not yet begun. The Justice Department filed in court on Tuesday arguing the permit should be remanded to the Interior Department, which granted it, because the plan was approved despite major adverse impacts. The developer, Avangrid, declined to comment.

This is the fourth offshore wind project the administration has targeted in recent months. The Interior Department also wants to reconsider approvals for Revolution Wind, serving Rhode Island and Connecticut, which has already finished construction, and the Maryland Offshore Wind Project, which has not yet begun construction. President Donald Trump has described offshore wind as 'ugly' and unreliable compared to fossil fuels.

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, warned that the administration risks derailing a bipartisan Senate permitting bill reached in September, which has not yet been voted on. 'This is how you blow up a permitting deal,' he said. The Trump administration has also been buying back offshore wind leases after federal judges blocked earlier efforts to stop construction on five major East Coast projects.

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• Trump administration wants to reconsider permit for Massachusetts offshore wind projectThe Trump administration is asking a federal judge to let it reconsider a major federal permit granted for a large offshore wind farm, making it the fourth project the Republican leadership has targeted in recent months.News4Jax · 21 Oct, 22:29
• Trump administration wants to reconsider permit for Massachusetts offshore wind projectThe Trump administration is asking a federal judge to let it reconsider a major federal permit granted for a large offshore wind farm, making it the fourth project the Republican leadership has targeted in recent months.Clickorlando · 21 Oct, 22:29

In this story: Trump administration · New England Wind · Massachusetts · Avangrid · Interior Department · Sheldon Whitehouse · Rhode Island

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