States Take Trump to Court Over Offshore Wind Cancelations

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Several US states are suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of offshore wind projects, particularly a deal with TotalEnergies to abandon leases off New York and North Carolina coasts. States including New York, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont are challenging the lease cancelations.

The Trump administration’s war on wind is heading back to court. New York’s attorney general sued the administration Tuesday over one of its deals to end an offshore wind project. Under the deal announced in March, French company TotalEnergies is receiving nearly $1 billion to walk away from two US offshore wind leases off the coasts of New York and North Carolina. Associated Press reports: State attorneys general from Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont joined New York in challenging the cancelation of the lease…