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Trump’s war on offshore wind faces another lawsuit

Art depicts the mouth of Donald Trump blowing air as a storm moves over wind turbines at sea.

Dominion Energy, an offshore wind developer and utility serving Virginia’s “data center alley,” filed suit against the Trump administration this week over its decision to pause federal leases for large offshore wind projects. The move puts a sudden stop to five wind farms already under construction, including Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.

The complaint Dominion filed Tuesday alleges that a stop work order that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued Monday is unlawful, “arbitrary and capricious,” and “infringes upon constitutional principles that limit actions by the Executive Branch.” Dominion wants a fede …

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Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/850461/offshore-wind-trump-lawsuit-dominion-energy-ai-data-center

Original Source: https://www.theverge.com/news/850461/offshore-wind-trump-lawsuit-dominion-energy-ai-data-center

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