Maryland Pushes Back on EPA’s US Wind Error Allegations

Maryland fires back against EPA claims about its offshore wind permit

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Maryland fires back against EPA claims about its offshore wind permit - Maryland Matters

An Ørsted wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island. The company also has a lease off the Delmarva coast, but is not nearly as far along in the permit-approval process as US Wind. (Photo courtesy of Ørsted)The Maryland Department of the Environment is defending the permit it issued to a wind farm proposed off the coast of Ocean City, after a challenge from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Thursday letter from Maryland Secretary of the…

Maryland Pushes Back on EPA’s US Wind Error Allegations

Maryland’s Department of the Environment (MDE) is refuting the Federal Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) claims that MDE issued a final permit for US Wind’s proposed offshore wind project in error.

Maryland Fires Back Against EPA Claims About its Offshore Wind Permit

The Maryland Department of the Environment is defending the permit it issued to a wind farm proposed off the coast of Ocean City, after a challenge from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Thursday letter from Maryland Secretary of the Environment Serena McIlwain also said the state would not be reissuing the permit, as the EPA requested, because the state had not made a mistake that needed correcting. The EPA had contended that when M…