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ACK RAT's attempt to kill the Vineyard Wind Project ended exactly as we knew it would -- in defeat -- but not without damage.

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The First Circuit Court of Appeals has finally ended the Nantucket Residents Against Turbines' lawsuit against the United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the...more

Nossaman LLP

BOEM and NOAA Fisheries Announce Final North Atlantic Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy

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On January 25, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries released a final North Atlantic Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy (the “Strategy”). The...more

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Draft North Atlantic Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy Announced

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As the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has ramped up offshore wind development to meet the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of generating 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, the question of how the expansion of...more

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BOEM and NOAA Fisheries Seek Comment on Joint Draft Strategy for North Atlantic Right Whales and Offshore Wind

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On Friday, October 21, a Draft North Atlantic Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy (Draft Strategy” was jointly announced by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

BOEM and NOAA Fisheries Release Draft Right Whale and Offshore Wind Strategy, Request Public Comment

Late last week, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries division released a draft joint strategy that addresses North Atlantic Right Whales...more

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California Coastal Commission Concurs With BOEM’s Consistency Determination for Morro Bay WEA

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The action marks the clearance of another significant hurdle toward BOEM’s offshore wind lease sales in federal waters offshore California, anticipated to occur this fall. In the first half of 2022, the Bureau of Ocean...more

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BOEM Takes Another Step Toward Leasing the Outer Continental Shelf for Offshore Wind

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Last week, the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) held its second of two intergovernmental stakeholder meetings to discuss offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico. The February 2, 2022, meeting follows BOEM’s receipt...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Biden-Harris Administration Approves First Major Offshore Wind Project in US Waters

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On May 11, the Biden Administration approved the first major offshore wind project in US waters. The Vineyard Wind project, located approximately 12 nautical miles offshore Martha’s Vineyard, will consist of 800-megawatts and...more

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Biden-Harris Administration Pushes for Offshore Wind and Jobs

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Consistent with the Biden-Harris administration’s “whole of government” approach to climate change as announced in its Day 1 and Day 7 executive orders, on March 29 the administration announced a variety of concrete...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Executive Order Charts New Path For Offshore Energy Development

On April 28, 2017, the Trump administration issued an Executive Order entitled “Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy.” This EO calls for expanded oil and gas leasing in areas of the U.S. Outer Continental...more

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BOEM Releases Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Survey For Offshore Atlantic Geological and Geophysical Activity

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On February 27th, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, in cooperation with NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), and pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), released its final...more

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