Washington, D.C. - On Friday, the Trump Administration issued a stop work order to the Revolution Wind project in Rhode Island. The project is already 80 percent completed—with 45 of its 65 wind turbines already installed—and once completed, Revolution Wind would harness enough offshore wind to power 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Washington, D.C. - The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has rescinded all designated wind areas on the outer continental shelf. Over 3.5 million acres of public waters that had gone through a thorough vetting and approval process to be leased for offshore wind projects are no longer eligible for federal leases.
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Sierra Club is celebrating Global Wind Day by encouraging communities across the country to show their support for offshore wind. Offshore wind projects in the United States have the potential to create over 770,000 jobs by 2030 and generate enough energy to power up to six million homes.
New York, NY - The Trump Administration has reversed course and lifted its stop work order on the Empire Wind project, and the project’s parent company has announced it will resume development.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of 10 environmental groups filed a legal brief today in support of an effort by states and industry to overturn the Trump administration’s government-wide ban on new wind energy projects.
Washington, D.C. - Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C. are suing the Trump Administration for its actions blocking onshore and offshore wind projects.
Washington, D.C. - The Trump Administration has demanded a halt to all construction on the Empire Wind Project, an offshore wind project off the coast of New York. The project, once completed, will generate enough electricity to power 500,000 homes in New York City, helping to meet rising power demand while strengthening the region’s energy security through clean, locally produced electricity.
Washington, D.C. - Heatmap News recently acquired a letter that conservative groups, including the Heartland Institute, Caesar Rodney Institute, and Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, sent to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, requesting Secretary Burgum walk back offshore wind development in the United States.
MORRO BAY, Calif. — On the first day of his Presidency, Donald Trump announced he is halting development of all offshore wind projects across the United States. Right now, there are enough offshore wind projects in development in the United States to power more than six million homes once completed.
MAINE. – Today, the Department of Interior (DOI) announced the results of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s first-ever Gulf of Maine wind energy auction for eight lease areas off the shore of Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
BOSTON, MA. -- Today, project bids for offshore wind development in Massachusetts and Rhode Island were selected by the states’ two respective energy and environmental agencies, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER). In total, 2,878 MW – split across three selected projects – were chosen in the first-of-its-kind joint procurement. That is enough renewable energy to power 1.5 million homes.
Maryland – Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a Record of Decision on US Wind’s Construction and Operations Plan for an offshore wind project in Maryland, marking the Biden administration’s final approval for this project. This is the nation’s tenth approved offshore wind project.