Trump Files to Cancel Approval of Maryland Offshore Wind Farm

The Trump administration asked a federal court to cancel the approval of a $6 billion wind project planned off the coast of Maryland as part of a wider effort to halt the development of the offshore clean- energy resource.

The US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is seeking to void a permit granted to the Maryland Offshore Wind Project, according to a court filing dated Friday. The administration had signaled its intent to halt the development of the wind farm in a filing last month.

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