Federal government seeks to reconsider offshore wind approval off Maryland coast.
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Two endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles returned to the Atlantic Ocean this week after completing months of rehabilitation at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.
Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan is voicing strong opposition after the Maryland Department of the Environment approved permits for the proposed US Wind offshore wind project.
People who live in Ocean City are expressing strong opposition to a new proposal for offshore wind turbines that could be built just three miles off the coast.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is advancing a new offshore wind project that will bring additional turbines as close as 3.5 miles to the Ocean City coastline, sparking outrage among some residents.
The Town of Ocean City has announced that if the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) gives a favorable record of decision to US Wind's offshore wind project, that they will sue BOEM.
Two Republican members of Delaware's General Assembly are hosting a forum on offshore wind energy Wednesday at Indian River High School. Senate Minority Leader Gerald Hocker, who represents District 20, is one of the hosts. His district includes Dagsboro, Fenwick Island, Bethany Beach, and other communities in southeast Sussex County that are places were alternative energy company U.S. Wind is targeting to use land for transmission lines
The topic of offshore wind took center stage at Friday's Dewey Beach town council meeting.
The council decided to hold off on a vote to accept US Wind's offer of joining its' benefit program.
The Maryland Public Service Commission approves twelve megawatt turbines to be installed as part of the Skipjack Wind Farm project.