Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. NORTHEAST — Today, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont sued the Trump administration over the U.S. Department of the Interior’s $1 billion buyout of TotalEnergies’ offshore wind leases, a move that led the company to abandon its ... [continued]

Led by New York, the attorneys general argue that the administration’s agreement to reimburse the energy giant for abandoning its offshore wind leases is…

New York’s attorney general is suing the Trump administration over one of its deals to end an offshore wind project. French company TotalEnergies is getting $1 billion,…

French company TotalEnergies is getting $1 billion — essentially a refund of its leases for offshore wind projects off New York and North Carolina — if it invests the money

Seven states lodge action claiming agreement that saw oil giant walk away from wind leases was 'blatantly unlawful'

The Trump administration offered French company TotalEnergies $1 billion, essentially a refund, for investing in fossil fuels instead of wind energy.

Seven Democrat-led states sued the President Donald Trump administration Tuesday over a deal to block a windfarm off the coast of New York.

The Democratic coalition argues that the Trump administration violated the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

A coalition of seven blue states sued the Trump administration Tuesday after it paid a French company nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money to not build offshore wind farms.

The states contend the deal will harm their states’ economies, energy grids and climate goals

"For more than a year, offshore wind has faced an unprecedented and unrelenting campaign of political interference despite billions in private investment, state commitments, and…

The project would have powered more than 1.3 million homes in New York and New Jersey, the lawsuit claims.

The federal goverment is giving French company TotalEnergies $1 billion — essentially a refund of its leases for offshore wind projects off New York and North Carolina — if it…

Seven states are suing the Trump administration over a nearly $1 billion deal to end French energy company TotalEnergies' offshore wind development off the East Coast.

La fronde est menée par sept Etats démocrates, dont celui de New York, et concerne un accord financier négocié entre l’administration Trump et le géant de l’énergie français, en…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. NORTHEAST — Today, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and…

Offshore wind projects can bring hundreds of new jobs to their host states, as illustrated by the Sunrise Wind project in New York.