"The government said its plan is consistent with a broad offshore wind review Trump ordered just hours after his January inauguration. It's also aligned with an ongoing Interior Department assessment of the extent to which past offshore wind project approvals comply with a decades-old federal law that requires energy projects on coastal federal waters balance a dozen different needs, including protecting the environment and national security, as well as preventing interference with use of the high seas."
"The Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management will review the approved construction and operations plan for the Empire Wind 2 project, the US said in a Tuesday filing with a Washington-based federal district court considering a legal challenge to the project by area residents and businesses. Equinor didn't immediately return a request for comment."
"The move is the latest effort by President Donald Trump to stop the offshore wind industry, which he has called a "scam." His administration has stopped new leasing and permitting, is moving to revoke existing permits and has even halted projects under construction."
Federal officials intend to reconsider the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management approval that authorized construction and operations for the Empire Wind 2 offshore wind project near New York and New Jersey. The Interior Department will review the project's approved plan following a federal court filing linked to a legal challenge from local residents and businesses. The action aligns with a broader offshore wind review ordered after the January inauguration and with an Interior assessment of past approvals' compliance with a federal law requiring balance among environmental protection, national security and high seas use. Equinor indicated it is unlikely to pursue the project amid regulatory changes.
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