On the heels of its move to block a major project off the coast of Rhode Island, court filings indicate the Interior Department plans to block another off the coast of Maryland.
In recent court filings, it said it planned to vacate and reevaluate its approval of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project. The filings do not lay out the reasons the administration is pushing back against the project.
Interior spokesperson Elizabeth Peace declined to comment, saying the department does not comment on pending litigation.
The Biden administration approved the Maryland wind project in December. At the time, it said the project could produce enough electricity to power more than 718,000 homes.
“Our construction and operations plan approval is the subject of ongoing litigation, but we remain confident that the federal permits we secured after a multi-year and rigorous public review process are legally sound,” said Nancy Sopko, vice president of external affairs for U.S. Wind, the company behind the Maryland project, in a statement.
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