US groups in legal bid to revoke New England 1 & 2 offshore wind permits
Credit: 29 May 2025 · renews.biz ~~
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US environmental and fishing groups have filed a suit in federal court claiming the Departments of Interior and Commerce and sub-agencies violated the law when they approved the Record of Decision (RoD) for Avangrid’s almost 1800MW New England 1&2 offshore wind projects.
Nantucket-based environmental grassroots group ACK For Whales, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head/Aquinnah, Green Oceans, a coalition of charter fishing groups and seven individuals have the filed suit.
The suit, filed in Washington, DC federal court on May 22, seeks declarative relief finding that the government violated these laws, and an injunction to stop these projects from moving forward.
The plaintiffs argue that in approving the RoD for the two projects, the Departments of Interior and Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and Bureau of Ocean Management (BOEM) violated the Marine Mammal Protection, Endangered Species, Outer Continental Shelf Lands, National Historic Preservation and Administrative Procedures Acts.
The developer, Avangrid, has been contacted for comment.
https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2025/05/29/us-groups-in-legal-bid-to-revoke-new-england-1-2-offshore-wind-permits/
