Maine Delegation Says Offshore Wind Development Can’t Be Prioritized Over Fishermen
Heartland Author
June 26, 2023
By Brent Addleman
(The Center Square) – Maine’s governor and federal legislators are urging the Biden administration to consider the views of the state’s fishing communities when reviewing offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Maine.
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-ME, and Angus King, I-ME, and U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree, D-ME, and Jared Golden, D-ME, joined forces to send a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Management requesting that wind development projects avoid key lobstering areas.
In the letter, the group of elected officials urged that the bureau work to minimize “all potential conflicts” between the two industries.
According to a release, the letter is a response to the Gulf’s Call for Information and Nominations publication, which invited the public to comment on and assess interest in potential commercial wind energy development projects in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
https://heartlanddailynews.com/2023/06/maine-delegation-says-offshore-wind-development-cant-be-prioritized-over-fishermen/
