A coalition of commercial fishing interests, hotel and motel owners and an environmental group have sued to overturn approval for New Jersey’s first offshore wind project.

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has prepared a draft environmental impact for the proposed Maryland Offshore Wind Project.

BOEM published the final environmental impact statement for Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, setting the stage for approval of the largest wind farm yet in U.S. waters.

The panel of fishers advising Rhode Island’s coastal regulator has abruptly quit, accusing the agency of bias toward the offshore wind development they fear will harm the seafood industry.

The first offshore wind lease auction in the Gulf of Mexico drew minimal interest and extremely low bids.

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management selected two draft wind energy areas off the coast of southern and central Oregon.

BOEM has drawn three new wind energy areas off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

New Jersey has no offshore wind turbines in operation yet, but the industry is already creating jobs — for lawyers.