The Trump Administration has officially filed a legal request asking a federal court to vacate a permit approved under the Biden Administration for US Wind’s proposed offshore wind farm near Delmarva.
The action was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in Baltimore, where the case is assigned to Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher.
Plaintiffs in the case include the Mayor and City Council of Ocean City, as well as other local municipalities, businesses and environmental groups.
The lawsuit challenges the federal permit that allows US Wind to construct and operate a wind farm off the coast of Maryland and Delaware. The permit was originally approved by the Biden Administration through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and other federal agencies.
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