The Trump administration is planning to cancel the approval of yet another offshore wind farm.
On the heels of its move to block a major project off the coast of Rhode Island, court filings indicate the Interior Department plans to block another off the coast of Maryland.
In recent court filings, it said it planned to vacate and reevaluate its approval of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project. The filings do not lay out the reasons the administration is pushing back against the project.
Interior spokesperson Elizabeth Peace declined to comment, saying the department does not comment on pending litigation.
The Biden administration approved the Maryland wind project in December. At the time, it said the project could produce enough electricity to power more than 718,000 homes.
“Our construction and operations plan approval is the subject of ongoing litigation, but we remain confident that the federal permits we secured after a multi-year and rigorous public review process are legally sound,” said Nancy Sopko, vice president of external affairs for U.S. Wind, the company behind the Maryland Project, in a statement.
The first court filing was issued Friday. Over the weekend, President Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) began feuding over the president’s threat to send National Guard troops to cities across the U.S., including Baltimore.
The administration has sought to crack down on renewable energy and especially wind, which the president has long disliked.
It has put in place significant barriers to getting new projects approved, but its recent moves to go after already approved projects represents an escalation. Earlier this year, it also targeted a project that would provide power to New York but later allowed it to move forward after talks with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D).
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