Included here, in a searchable database, are all of our news articles for the last two years.

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For the ‘category’ search: We have divided news items into one (or sometimes more) of three categories.
1. State.  If the news refers to a single state only, this category applies
2. Offshore. If the news relates to the entire offshore sector, for instance BOEM announcing a new leasing round, it is filed under this category
3. Policy.  Where the item doesn’t relate directly to either a state or to the offshore sector (for instance tariffs on wind components or a FERC decision) it is filed under policy

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Latest BOEM action means 6 offshore wind projects could be approved in 2023

State: MA
Category: Offshore
Subject: General, Incentives, Policy: Federal
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the availability of its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New England Wind energy project offshore Massachusetts. If approved, this proposed 2,600-megawatt project could provide power for more than 900,000 homes.
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BOEM Seeks Comment to Inform Environmental Review of Proposed Wind Energy Project Offshore Massachusetts

State: MA
Category: Offshore
Subject: Environmental Justice/Minorities, Incentives, Policy: Federal
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, today the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the availability of its draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New England Wind energy project offshore Massachusetts. If approved, this proposed 2,600-megawatt project could provide power for more than 900,000 homes.
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Panelists say BOEM, fishing industry still far apart on offshore wind

State: CA
Category: Offshore
Subject: Floating OSW, Policy: Federal, Stakeholders
With the first offshore wind lease sales impending off California, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and commercial fishermen still have a chasm to gap before the new and old industries can reasonably co-exist, panelists said at the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle Friday.
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ABL : Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a Big Deal for U.S. Offshore Wind

Category: Offshore, Policy
Subject: Finance, Incentives, Policy: Federal, Supply Chain
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) was signed into law by President Biden on August 16th, 2022. It is one of the most comprehensive renewable energy laws to-date, and it is poised to have a significant impact on the U.S. offshore wind industry. Included in this bill is $386 billion in funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and invest in clean energy.
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US Advances Offshore Wind Plans in Gulf of Maine

State: ME
Category: Offshore, State
Subject: Incentives, Policy: Federal, Policy: State
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made available a Request for Interest (RFI) and Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) in the Federal Register for public comment to advance offshore wind planning and leasing in the Gulf of Maine.
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Next US energy boom could be wind power in the Gulf of Mexico

Category: Offshore, Policy
Subject: Finance, Incentives, Policy: Federal, Stakeholders
With passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which contains US$370 billion for climate and energy programs, policy experts are forecasting a big expansion in clean electricity generation. One source that’s poised for growth is offshore wind power. The Biden administration has identified two zones for offshore wind power development in the Gulf of Mexico, which up until now has been firmly identified with oil and gas production. As part of his climate strategy, President Joe Biden has set a goal for the deployment of 30 gigawatts (30,000 megawatts) of offshore wind generating capacity by 2030.
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President Biden’s Executive Actions on Climate to Address Extreme Heat and Boost Offshore Wind

Category: Offshore, Policy
Subject: General, Policy: Federal
Expand Offshore Wind Opportunities and Jobs: The Department of the Interior is proposing the first Wind Energy Areas in the Gulf of Mexico, a historic step toward expanding offshore wind opportunities to another region of the United States. These areas cover 700,000 acres and have the potential to power over three million homes. President Biden is also directing the Secretary of the Interior to advance wind energy development in the waters off the mid- and southern Atlantic Coast and Florida’s Gulf Coast —alleviating uncertainty cast by the prior Administration. These actions follow the President’s launch of a new Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation…
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What’s on and off the table for post-SCOTUS climate action

Category: Policy
Subject: General, Policy: Federal
As the smoke clears from the Supreme Court’s major climate ruling last week, legal experts and clean energy groups say the country still has many options for achieving a dramatic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Last week, the high court’s conservative majority rejected the Obama administration’s systemic approach to power plant regulation in the Clean Power Plan that it had blocked from going into effect in 2016. The 6-3 decision found that EPA didn’t have clear direction from Congress in the Clean Air Act to craft a rule-based on power plants shifting their energy sources from fossil fuels to renewables…
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Virginia declines to join federal-state offshore wind partnership

State: VA
Category: Offshore, State
Subject: General, Policy: Federal, Policy: State, Stakeholders
A partnership announced last week between the federal government and 11 East Coast states that aims to speed up offshore wind development has one noticeable absence: Virginia.
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