California and New York sue over Trump push to halt wind energy projects

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California and New York have sued the Trump administration over plans to buy back offshore wind leases, which the government aims to halt in favor of fossil fuel projects. The lawsuit highlights conflicts over renewable energy expansion in the United States with significant political implications.

US officials have begun to buy back wind leases as president seek to block renewables in favor of fossil fuels Democratic attorneys general from California and New York have sued the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as Donald Trump seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels. California attorney general Rob Bonta said he was suing over removal of a project off his state’s coast planned by Chicago-based Invenergy. The Trump administration said in June it was buying back the company’s US offshore wind leases for four wind projects on the east and west coasts. Continue reading...