The Delaware Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 9, known as the Wetlands Stewardship Act, on June 10, moving forward legislation aimed at protecting nontidal wetlands across the state.
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The Delaware Supreme Court has upheld a state law allowing construction of an electrical substation tied to an offshore wind project in Sussex County, rejecting legal challenges from Sussex County and the Town of Fenwick Island.
A Delaware court has ruled in favor of the state, clearing the way for construction of a key electrical substation near the Indian River Power Plant tied to an offshore wind project planned for Ocean City.
Senate Bill 159 went into effect over the weekend following a judge’s denial of a temporary restraining order sought by the Town of Fenwick Island, even as broader legal challenges to the law continue.
Topics at the forum will include the fishing industry, electricity costs, marine ecosystems, tourism, and more.
Sussex County Council voted to join a lawsuit challenging two state laws tied to the US Wind offshore project. Senate Bill 159 and Senate Bill 199 were contested due to their impact on renewable energy projects.
Attorney General Kathy Jennings, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and 17 other attorneys general, won their lawsuit against the Trump administration over "its unlawful order" to freeze all federal permitting of wind energy projects.
Several Senate leaders are raising new concerns about Maryland’s support for the US Wind offshore wind project. This comes as debate continues over the economic, environmental, and energy impacts of offshore wind development along Maryland’s coast.
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has filed a legal brief supporting a major offshore wind project off the Delmarva coast, challenging what she calls the Trump Administration’s “abrupt” cancellation of the fully permitted development.
Lawmakers, clean energy advocates, labor unions and business leaders gathered in Baltimore on Friday to push back against what they describe as the Trump administration’s renewed attacks on Maryland’s federally approved offshore wind projects.