Trump, Offshore wind and US District Court
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Two offshore wind projects have now secured preliminary injunctions enabling work to resume, and now Vineyard Wind 1 is also going to court in search of relief from a federal government stop-work order.
A federal judge has allowed New York’s Empire Wind project to resume construction, pausing a Trump offshore wind suspension.
Work on Empire Wind has been on hold since the Trump administration “paused” the leases on it and four other projects just days before Christmas.
The ruling means that construction can continue on Revolution Wind, a $6.2 billion project off the coast of Rhode Island, at least for now.
The UK awarded 8.4 GW of offshore wind projects at prices far below gas and nuclear, saving consumers nearly £1.7 billion a year.
The Trump administration froze five big offshore wind projects on the East Coast days before Christmas, citing national security concerns. Trump has targeted offshore wind from his first days back in the White House, most recently calling wind farms “losers” that lose money, destroy the landscape and kill birds.
On Thursday at 2:19 p.m. the National Weather Service released a wind advisory valid from 9 p.m. until Saturday 3 p.m. for East Portland Metro.
Understanding the different ways wind can influence a bullet's flight is the key to placing accurate shots quickly on animals in the field
China's growth with solar and wind energy has outpaced every other major nation around the world combined in an effort to combat climate change.