California Sues Trump Administration over Offshore Wind Lease Cancelation
The state says the deal violates federal law and could stall offshore wind plans tied to more than $100 million in port and transmission investments.
- On Friday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission sued the Trump Administration and Golden State Wind in U.S. District Court, alleging the $120 million lease cancellation deal violates multiple federal laws.
- The Interior Department announced in April that Golden State Wind agreed to surrender its offshore lease off the Central Coast in exchange for a $120 million reimbursement, contingent on investing an equal amount in U.S. fossil fuel projects.
- Bonta argued the agreement constitutes an illegal "backroom buyout" and "sham settlement," alleging the administration misused taxpayer funds from the Judgment Fund rather than resolving genuine legal controversies.
- State officials contend the cancellation threatens thousands of potential jobs, as California has invested more than $100 million in port infrastructure and transmission facilities meant to support clean energy development.
- This lawsuit follows similar administration deals with TotalEnergies to terminate East Coast leases, which Congressional members are investigating for potential misappropriation of federal funds and misuse of national security justifications.
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Los Angeles (USA), Aug 28 (EFE).- The state of California filed a lawsuit this Friday against U.S. President Donald Trump and real estate developer Golden State Wind to knock down a $120 million deal that cancelled the construction of a marine wind farm on the coast of Morro Bay. «The cancellation [...] The California entrance demands Trump to revoke a million-dollar offshore wind farm was first published in HolaNews.
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California sues Trump administration over offshore wind lease cancelation
Aug 28 (Reuters) - California on Friday sued the Trump administration and an offshore wind developer over a deal that canceled a planned project off the state's Central Coast in exchange for a $120 million federal reimbursement and a commitment to inv...
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California is suing the Trump administration over a $120 million offshore wind lease buyout that state officials say could stall the industry and threaten planned jobs and investments tied to Humboldt Bay. Source
California Sues Trump Over Offshore Wind Cancellation
“In the latest salvo in California’s ongoing environmental battle with the White House, the state on Friday sued the Trump administration over its attempt to kill offshore wind farms,” the New York Times reports. “Mr. Trump has long despised offshore wind power, falsely saying that it does not work and kills whales. This spring, his […]
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