New York, California Sue to Block Trump Administration Deals Canceling Offshore Wind Projects
The states say the deals would cost taxpayers $1.4 billion and block projects on both coasts.
- On Tuesday, Democratic attorneys general from California and New York sued the Trump administration to block plans to buy back offshore wind leases as the president seeks to discourage wind energy expansion in favor of fossil fuels.
- The Trump administration pledged nearly $4 billion to companies to abandon projects, including $1.4 billion for cancellations involving Chicago-based Invenergy and Bluepoint Wind, which agreed in April to terminate a development off the New York and New Jersey coast.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James led seven states—Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont—in the suit; James stated these "illegal backroom deals" will increase Americans' electricity bills by sabotaging states' energy demands.
- Speaking at Climate Week in New York City, California Attorney General Rob Bonta described the lawsuit as a response to "avoidable and unnecessary battles with our own federal government" to advance clean energy.
- President Donald Trump has stated his goal is to not let any "windmills" be built, while the administration confirmed buybacks for four wind projects on the East and West coasts.
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New York, California sue to block Trump administration deals canceling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic attorneys general from California and New York sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as President Donald Trump seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he is suing over removal of a project off his state’s coast planned by Chicago-based Invenergy. The Trump administration said in June that it’s…
New York, California sue to block Trump administration deals canceling offshore wind projects
Democratic attorneys general from California and New York are suing the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as it seeks to discourage expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels
California sues Trump over deal to cancel offshore wind projects
The state of California is suing the Trump administration over a deal struck earlier this summer to cancel an offshore wind project in exchange for tens of millions of dollars and a promise to invest in fossil fuels. The suit comes just a few months after the Interior Department struck an agreement with energy developer […]
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