Nantucket files legal challenge against SouthCoast Wind  - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Nantucket files legal challenge against SouthCoast Wind  - The Martha's Vineyard Times

An offshore wind development planned off the Vineyard’s coast has been hit with a legal challenge from the Town of Nantucket, where municipal officials are saying federal regulators failed to address the adverse impacts of the project to the town.  Targeting SouthCoast Wind, the town filed an appeal against the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the federal agency that approves offshore wind projects, on Thursday to the U.S. District Court for t…

Nantucket appeals federal approval of SouthCoast offshore power project

Nantucket appeals federal approval of SouthCoast offshore power project Michael P. Norton  - statehouse news service 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Copy article link Save MARCH 27, 2025.....Giving President Donald Trump company in his opposition to offshore wind power projects, the town of Nantucket filed an appeal in federal court Thursday, alleging…

Nantucket sues to block massive wind farm project, citing environmental and economic risks

Nantucket is not going down without a fight. The historic island—one of America’s largest National Historic Landmarks—is taking the feds to court over a massive offshore wind farm that threatens its stunning seascapes and the tourism industry that keeps it alive. Town officials on Wednesday filed an appeal in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for greenlighting the South…

Windtech International - Nantucket appeals SouthCoast Wind Project approval

The town and county of Nantucket has filed an appeal in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) over its approval of the SouthCoast Wind project. Nantucket argues that BOEM violated federal laws by failing to address the project’s adverse effects on the island’s historic district, which is central to its heritage tourism economy.