Green Oceans Leads Federal Lawsuit Challenging Sunrise Wind Project

Green Oceans, along with a coalition of plaintiffs, including the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head–Aquinnah and the Narragansett Indian Tribes, commercial fishermen, and coastal stakeholders, filed a new lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging federal approvals for the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project (Case No. 1:26-cv-01006). Plaintiffs assert direct and ongoing injuries to navigation, fishing, cultural resources, and long-standing uses of the waters. The complaint alleges violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).