New York and several other states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its deal with French energy company TotalEnergies SE to end two offshore wind leases and instead direct that money into US fossil fuel projects.
The plaintiffs, which also include attorneys general for New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont, are suing the Department of the Interior and Department of Justice and asked the court to rule that the deal violates several federal laws.
The states are asking the US District Court for the District of Columbia to vacate one lease cancellation for a project off the ...
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