On his first day of office, President Donald Trump made a good attitude in pledging to end the Biden administration’s offshore wind lightning, executing the order to stop offshore wind leases while reviewing the impact of the industry. [emphasis, links added]
New York Attorney General Letitia James' long-time Trump enemy announced Monday that she led a coalition of 17 attorney generals, mainly from solid blue states, to sue the Trump administration as James said what James called “an arbitrary pause to new wind developments across the country.”
Last month, the Trump administration applied for a new offshore wind lease, which was stopped building imperial winds in a wind project near the Long Island coast.
Equinor, the developer of the project, Wall Street Journal It is reported that legal options are being weighed, including appeals.
Offshore wind supporters have begun legal action hoping to retain the Biden administration’s goal is to build 30 GW of offshore wind, about 3,000 turbines by 2030, which may only be a matter of time.
However, industry opponents doubt whether James' legal challenges will save industry.
“She has no legs to stand.” Dr. Sterling Burnett, director of the Heartland Institute Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy, told Just news.
In addition to the James lawsuit against Trump, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to review the commercial fishing industry’s petition, challenging the approval of the Vineyard Wind Project, a 62-turbo wind farm currently under construction 15 miles south of Martha’s vineyard.
Stop the sea wind on track
According to James' lawsuit, Trump's moratorium “stops most wind energy developments.”
The complaint notes that the industry produces “reliable, affordable energy” that supports thousands of jobs and billions of economic activities, which contribute to tax revenue.
Later complaints mentioned that the Inflation Reduction Act 2022 provides tax credits. According to some estimates, all the various tax credits in the bill could end up costing nearly $5 trillion by 2050.
The complaint also argues that by stopping offshore wind projects, Trump contradicts the declaration of a “national energy emergency.”
The lawsuit explains that the moratorium will also prevent New York from achieving its strict climate targets, which aim to bring the state to zero emissions by 2050.
“This arbitrary and unnecessary instruction threatens thousands of high-paying jobs and billions of dollars in investments, which delays our transition to fossil fuels that harm our health and the planet,” James said in a statement.
Duel execution order
Virginia attorney Terry Johnson told CFACT Just news That former President Joe Biden began building offshore wind farms through an executive order in 2021, which aims to “double offshore winds by 2030.”
The order also suspends all new oil and gas leases on public land or offshore.
“It started with an executive order. Now they claim that it is illegal to execute the order to stop it. It is ridiculous.” Johnson said.
Burnett said Biden not only started offshore wind energy construction, but also the Ministry of the Interior and related federal agencies The pursuit of permission at a speed has taken a shortcut without following the appropriate procedures.
“Biden gave them marching orders. They accelerated the review. They approved things that shouldn't be approved,” Burnett said.
Times are changing'
Dr. David Wojick, senior policy consultant at CFACT, told Just news James' lawsuit calls for a court to take over the wind permit.
“I don't have a chance that this happened. The court cannot make this government love the wind like its predecessor, which seems to be the target of litigation. They are the A-changin era,” Worgek said.
Petroleum engineer Elmer Peter Danenberger has worked on DOI's offshore oil and gas program for 38 years, explaining on his “Bud's Offshore Energy” blog The Outer Continental Shelf Land Act grants internal wide powers secretary to suspend activities when necessary to ensure safety, protect the environment or allow further research on potential impacts.
“Those who are familiar with the administration of OCS Lands Act know that there is really no 'completely allowed projects' or something like that,” Danenberger wrote.
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