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Cancelling Offshore Wind Leases
On June 3, 2025 Green Oceans released its comprehensive report entitled, Cancelling Offshore Wind Leases (Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Non-Compliance in Offshore Wind Plant Leasing and Permitting Programs). The first-of-its-kind report commissioned by Green Oceans to Planet A* Strategies, analyzes the legal frameworks underlying federal agency decision-making for offshore wind (OSW) development in six offshore wind projects located in the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Wind Energy Areas (RI/MA WEAs), which encompass nearly a million acres of ocean territory on the outer coastal shelf. The report details issues and options for consideration by the U.S. Department of Interior in its “Review of Federal Wind Leasing and Permitting Practices, which is ongoing in response to the Trump Presidential Memorandum of January 20, 2025.
Recent Updates
Wampanoag Chairwoman Speaks Out Against Offshore Wind
This week, the Green Oceans Team had the privilege of speaking with Chairwoman Andrews-Maltais of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head.
Professional Diver takes Us Down Below the Surface
National Geographic Explorer, Michael Lombardi, @oceanopportunity recently provided us with a fish’s-eye view of the Sakonnet River.
Fisheries Liaison Speaks About the Impacts of an Industrialized Ocean
Meghan Lapp speaks out about the potential impacts of an industrialized ocean.