US EditionJudge allows Trump to reconsider previously approved wind project
Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the permit for SouthCoast Wind to be reconsidered due to potential legal and environmental compliance issues raised by the Interior Department and Nantucket town.
- Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered Tuesday that the SouthCoast Wind permit be remanded to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for reconsideration, allowing the Trump administration to revisit the approval.
- On Jan. 17, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved SouthCoast Wind's plan during the first Trump administration, while federal defendants filed a September motion to revoke and Nantucket sued in March.
- SouthCoast Wind is planned for federal waters about 23 miles south of Nantucket with 141 turbines to power about 840,000 homes, but construction has not yet begun despite over $600 million invested.
- SouthCoast Wind said Wednesday it is assessing the decision and next steps, including legal remedies, while Maura Healey, Massachusetts governor, argued there is no need to reopen permitting.
- The Trump administration has used executive orders, agency actions and the courts to try to stop offshore wind, pausing permits and funding, while a federal judge in September allowed a project to resume.
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Judge allows Trump administration to reconsider approval for a Massachusetts offshore wind farm
A federal court judge is allowing the Trump administration to reconsider the approval of a major federal permit for a Massachusetts offshore wind farm, which was granted days before the president’s inauguration.
Judge allows Trump to reconsider previously approved wind project
The Trump administration is allowed to reconsider the prior approval of an offshore wind farm, a federal court ruled this week. On Tuesday, Judge Tanya Chutkan, an appointee of former President Obama, ruled the Trump administration can review a permit that was previously issued for the SouthCoast Wind project. The wind farm would be located…
Judge allows reconsideration of SouthCoast Wind - The Martha's Vineyard Times
A wind development with nearly 150 turbines planned off the coast of the Island was issued a blow Tuesday when a federal judge agreed that the Trump administration can reconsider a Biden-era approval of the project. Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. found that the SouthCoast Wind developers will …
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