Opponents of the project warned that it would be detrimental to endangered whales, maritime industries, and military operations
A major energy developer is abandoning an offshore wind project in New Jersey, citing the Trump EPA’s decision to revoke the project’s permits and White House actions clamping down on future offshore wind development.
In a filing published Tuesday, France-based EDF Renewables requested that New Jersey state regulators cancel an existing power supply contract related to its Atlantic Shores 1 wind project, a move that effectively suspends the project for the foreseeable future. The developer blamed uncertainty it says President Donald Trump’s actions have caused and suggested it preferred to ditch the project altogether rather than fight the president’s actions.