SEAFREEZE SHORESIDE, INC. et al v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR et al
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1:22-cv-11091
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- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Department of Defense
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October 13, 2023
Biden Admin Escapes Martha's Vineyard Wind Farm Suit
The U.S. Department of the Interior is off the hook in a suit by Massachusetts fishers groups over a proposed wind farm off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, after a judge ruled the groups failed to prove the government acted unlawfully.
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May 26, 2023
Mass. Judge Won't Halt Wind Farm Construction For Fishing
A Massachusetts federal judge refused to pause the construction of an 800-megawatt wind farm off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, finding fishing groups' claims that the measure is needed to avoid irreparable harm were belied by their monthslong wait before seeking relief.
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May 22, 2023
Judge Urged To Deny Mass. Wind Farm Injunction Bid
Wind farm company Vineyard Wind has urged a Massachusetts federal judge not to issue a stay or injunction against its offshore energy project, asserting that the fishing companies opposing the project would not be irreparably harmed, while a halt could make it impossible to ever complete the project.
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March 10, 2023
Wind Farm Wants To Be Done With Fisheries' Project Fight
A wind farm company at the center of a dispute between several Massachusetts fisheries and the Biden administration asked a federal court on Friday to go ahead and decide that the fisheries don't have standing to challenge its 800-megawatt coastal wind farm.
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January 31, 2023
Fisheries Ask Court To Reject Defense Of Mass. Wind Project
Massachusetts fishing industry groups on Tuesday rebuffed the government's attempt to halt their litigation concerning an 800-megawatt coastal wind farm's approval, asking a federal judge to rule in their favor, and arguing they proved their standing and have laid out the potential damages they face from environmental degradation.
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December 21, 2022
US Defends Mass. Offshore Wind Farm OK In Fisheries' Suit
The Biden administration on Tuesday defended the review process it used to approve an 800-megawatt wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts as it asked a court to reject a challenge from several groups representing fishermen.
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November 08, 2022
Fisheries Say Mass. Offshore Wind Approval Must Be Undone
The Biden administration has rushed into approving as many offshore wind projects as possible at the expense of the oceans and their ecosystems, commercial fishermen's groups told a Massachusetts federal judge in pushing for the ax of an offshore wind project off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.