WASHINGTON (April 23, 2025)- The Empire Wind project, a U.S. offshore wind power project, off the coast of New York has been paused. U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the stop order on X last week citing “further review of information suggested the Biden administration rushed through its approval without sufficient analysis.”
The project began in November 2023 to construct two facilities that Reuters reported was projected to provide enough electricity to power 700,000 homes a year.
For more context on the matter, please consider Kristoffer Svendsen, Assistant Dean for Energy Law at the George Washington University Law School. Svendsen is an expert in domestic and international energy law issues, specializing in public and energy law. Svendsen is the author of multiple publications including Liability and Compensation for Offshore Oil Pollution Damage in the Arctic and Managing the Risk of Offshore Oil and Gas Accidents
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