US Government Pauses All Offshore Wind Construction Projects Citing Classified Defense Report
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Summary
The US Department of the Interior has paused leases on all five offshore wind projects currently under construction, despite significant hardware already being installed. The decision is attributed to a classified Department of Defense report, which appears to be an attempt to avoid legal scrutiny. The move halts projects that are already well underway, with one nearly complete.
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The move comes despite the fact that these projects already have installed significant hardware in the water and on land; one of them is nearly complete.
In what appears to be an attempt to avoid legal scrutiny, the Interior is blaming the decisions on a classified report from the Department of Defense.
Projects with hardware in the water stopped due to Department of Defense fears.
