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Northeast Offshore Wind Projects Resuming After Courts Block Trump Freeze Northeast Offshore Wind Projects Resuming After Courts Block Trump Freeze
Northeast Offshore Wind Projects Resuming After Courts Block Trump Freeze Major offshore wind projects along the Northeast coast are restarting after federal judges blocked President Donald Trump's effort to stop the projects amid his fight against renewable energy. Dominion Energy's request for a preliminary injunction was granted by a judge in the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday, Jan. 16. The ruling allows the company to resume construction on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project while its lawsuit against the Trump administration proceeds. The farm, known as CVOW, is the largest offshore wind project under construction in the US…

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Biden Blocks Offshore Drilling Along Many US Coastal Areas, Citing Environmental Risks Biden Blocks Offshore Drilling Along Many US Coastal Areas, Citing Environmental Risks
Biden Blocks Offshore Drilling Along Many US Coastal Areas, Citing Environmental Risks President Joe Biden announced sweeping protections against offshore oil and gas drilling along key US coastlines, including the east and west coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska. President Biden has taken decisive action to protect about 625 million acres along the U.S. coastlines from the risks of offshore oil and gas drilling, according to a White House statement on Monday, Jan. 6.  The move withdraws areas along the east and west coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea from future drilling, citing potential environmental, economic, and public …

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by Chris Spiker