Offshore Wind Wire

MORNING ROUNDUP: Senate Committee Approves Offshore Wind Funds for Maine

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved $10 million to support the University of Maine’s burgeoning offshore wind program, Mainebiz reported on Friday. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a champion of the state’s offshore wind industry, announced last Thursday that the committee had approved her request.  The House has not yet included the funding in its version of the [...]

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MORNING ROUNDUP: EPA Delegates Delaware Wind Farm Regulation

The Environmental Protection Agency has delegated emissions control for the planned NRG/Bluewater Wind project to state regulators, WGMD News in Delware reported yesterday.  The emissions control relates primarily to construction activities. “The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control was granted delegating authority this week by the Environmental Protection Agency through a statute of the federal [...]

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