"The Trump Administration wants to vacate approval of US Wind’s Maryland project. Experts believe the move could be illegal and could jeopardize the clean energy transition nationwide."
"Legal experts see a new Trump administration move to block an offshore wind project alongside Maryland’s Ocean City as a targeted strike against clean-energy infrastructure amid rising electricity demand, with some going so far as to call the action illegal.
On Friday the administration asked a federal judge to void US Wind’s permit and send it back to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for another review. The U.S. Department of Justice argued that the permit was granted without fully satisfying statutory requirements and the approval process did not address potential impacts on other offshore uses, such as fishing.
In a written statement, Nancy Sopko, vice president of external affairs for US Wind, said the company was “confident that all of our project’s permits were validly issued. We’re very committed to delivering this important energy project to the region. The state needs all the new sources of electricity we can build in order to keep prices affordable for homes and businesses.”"
Aman Azhar reports for Inside Climate News September 16, 2025.
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