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Trump plans to revoke another wind farm approval |
The Trump administration is planning to cancel the approval of yet another offshore wind farm. |
On the heels of its move to block a major project off the coast of Rhode Island, court filings indicate the Interior Department plans to block another off the coast of Maryland. In recent court filings, it said it planned to vacate and reevaluate its approval of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project. The filings do not lay out the reasons the administration is pushing back against the project. Interior spokesperson Elizabeth Peace declined to comment, saying the department does not comment on pending litigation. The Biden administration approved the Maryland wind project in December. At the time, it said the project could produce enough electricity to power more than 718,000 homes. "Our construction and operations plan approval is the subject of ongoing litigation, but we remain confident that the federal permits we secured after a multi-year and rigorous public review process are legally sound," said Nancy Sopko, vice president of external affairs for U.S. Wind, the company behind the Maryland project, in a statement. Read more at TheHill.com. |
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The Trump administration's rollback of clean energy initiatives and focus on expanding U.S. domination of natural gas exports is set to transform U.S. and global energy markets for decades to come. |
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A fierce dust storm, known as a haboob, slammed the Phoenix metropolitan area Monday, bringing dark skies and power outages to tens of thousands of residents. |
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GOP author of CHIPS Act says law did not intend government stake in Intel |
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Sen. Todd Young (Ind.), the Republican senator who drafted the legislation that became the foundation of the CHIPS and Science Act, said the law was never intended to let the federal government take a major stake in Intel or any other major company.
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
- Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding (The Associated Press)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the name of the Cracker Barrel founder and attribution of a post on X. Read more |
| Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday he’s on track to identify “interventions” that are “certainly causing autism” and possible ways of addressing them by September. Read more |
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