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Focus on Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind

FILE - A boat passes by July 2, 2024, off Sea Girt, N.J., where a power cable from the Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm project is projected to come ashore. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
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In win for Trump, oil giant Shell walks away from major New Jersey offshore wind farm

In the first serious fallout from President Donald Trump’s early actions against offshore wind power, oil and gas giant Shell is walking away...

In this Sept. 18, 2024 file photo, a billboard supporting offshore wind power projects sits on a roadside near land-based wind turbines in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, file)
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Offshore wind industry says ‘misinformation’ from foes is a strong headwind it must fight

The U.S. offshore wind industry is combating disinformation about wind farms, including false claims linking them to whale deaths.

A man walks his dog on the beach, Sept. 30, 2024, in Sea Girt, N.J., the location where a future power cable from an offshore wind farms is projected to come ashore. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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New Jersey’s Atlantic Shores wind farm clears big federal hurdle amid environmental concerns

The U.S. has approved Atlantic Shores' plan to build 197 turbines, generating 2,800 MW to power one million New Jersey homes.

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City, N.J., on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Lawsuits buffet US offshore wind projects, seeking to end or delay them

Opponents of offshore wind around the U.S. are pelting projects with lawsuits seeking to cancel them or tie them up for years in...

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City, N.J., April 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Another New Jersey offshore wind project runs into turbulence

Amid opposition in New Jersey, proposed offshore wind farm development held up by failing to secure a manufacturer for turbine blades.

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City, N.J., on April 28, 2022. On July 11, 2024, Community Offshore Wind identified itself as the third company to submit plans for an offshore wind farm in New Jersey by the previous day's deadline. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Previous bidder tries again with new offshore wind proposal in New Jersey

Community Offshore Wind has submitted the bid to build a wind farm that would generate 1.3 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power 500,000...

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Atlantic Shores Bids into New Jersey’s Fourth Offshore Wind Solicitation

New Jersey’s first offshore wind projects will power more than one million homes Atlantic City, NJ (July 10, 2024) – Today, Atlantic Shores Offshore...

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Biden-Harris Administration Approves Ninth Offshore Wind Project

Interior Department has now approved more than 13 gigawatts of offshore wind energy — enough to power nearly 5 million homes July 2...

A boat passes by on the ocean off Sea Girt, N.J. on July 2, 2024, the day that the U.S. Interior department approved the Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm project. A power cable from the wind farm is projected to come ashore in Sea Girt and one other location yet to be determined. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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US gives key approval to Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey

State-first offshore wind farm for New Jersey moves a step closer.

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Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Receives Record of Decision for Atlantic Shores Project 1 and 2 

Atlantic Shores Wind Project 1 and 2 will power more than 1 million homes  July 2 2024 Atlantic City, NJ (July 2, 2024) – Atlantic Shores Offshore...

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