Pingree, New England lawmakers urge Biden administration to study sustainable offshore wind development

MAINE PUBLIC • February 21, 2022

Rep. Chellie Pingree and other New England lawmakers are pressuring federal ocean regulators charged with siting offshore wind energy projects to pay close attention to the health of Gulf of Maine ecosystems and fishermen. Pingree chairs a House Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's budget, and she's concerned that with the Biden administration's push to open up new offshore leases as soon as 2024, the gulf's ecosystems and economies might get overlooked.