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First Circuit Rejects Challenges to Federal Permits for Vineyard Wind 1

In companion rulings favoring offshore wind developers and federal agencies, the First Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed rulings issued by the District Court (D. Mass.) and dismissed challenges brought by two...more

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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Vineyard Wind Approvals in Two Separate Appeals

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On April 24 and 25, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit unanimously upheld two federal district court decisions rejecting challenges to the federal approvals for the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm...more

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BOEM and NOAA Fisheries Announce Final North Atlantic Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy

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On January 25, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries released a final North Atlantic Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy (the “Strategy”). The...more

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Massachusetts Court Refuses to Halt Construction of Offshore Wind Project

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On May 25, 2023, the federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied a motion by plaintiffs seeking to halt construction of the Vineyard Wind project offshore of Massachusetts, in the case of Seafreeze...more

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District Court Dismisses Case Challenging Offshore Wind Project

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the government’s motion for summary judgment on May 17, 2023, in a case seeking to invalidate agency approvals of the first utility-scale offshore wind project...more

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Massachusetts Court Rejects Endangered Species Act Challenge to Offshore Wind Project

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On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment in favor of the United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) and Vineyard Wind, and denied summary...more

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New York Announces Third Solicitation for at Least 2,000 MW of Offshore Wind

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Governor Kathy Hochul announced the release of New York’s third competitive Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC) solicitation on July 27, 2022. Through the solicitation, the New York State Energy Research and...more

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Record-Setting Auction, Flurry of Transmission Planning Activity Demonstrate Growing Momentum for Offshore Wind

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Offshore wind energy development gained momentum at the end of February, as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held the largest offshore wind lease sale ever in the United States. From February 23-25, BOEM auctioned...more

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North Carolina Looking to Make Big Push into Offshore Wind

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Seven years after the first windmill was erected in Block Island, RI, most of the growth in US offshore wind has been focused on the Northeast and, increasingly, the Mid-Atlantic states. But North Carolina is beginning to...more

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US Offshore Wind Development: 2021 Year in Review and Looking Ahead

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The new year has only just begun, and it is already shaping up to be another exciting one for the energy transition. In the US and elsewhere, governments, traditional and non-traditional energy corporations, and investors are...more

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Interior Department: Area Offshore Central California Officially Designated for Offshore Wind Energy Development

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On November 12, 2021, in furtherance of the Biden administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030, the US Department of the Interior announced its designation of the Morro Bay Wind Energy...more

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Interior Department: Three Milestones for Offshore Wind Energy Development in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

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On October 28, 2021, in furtherance of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030, the US Department of the Interior announced three major offshore wind development...more

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Offshore Wind Is Heating Up in the Biden Administration

The Biden administration continues to take critical steps that will help them meet their goal of installing 30 gigawatts of wind energy by 2030. New York Bight Proposed Lease Sale - On Friday June 11, the Bureau of...more

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