March 17, 2014
The country's first-ever utility scale offshore wind project is inching closer to full approval, and experts say Friday's federal court ruling rejecting most environmental challenges to the Cape Wind project helps set a blueprint for both federal agencies and developers considering similar proposals.
July 15, 2013
Several federal agencies on Friday urged a Washington federal court to end the claims of two groups of plaintiffs in a consolidated suit over the controversial Cape Wind wind farm project in Massachusetts, saying they had complied with all relevant laws in approving the project.
October 30, 2012
A Native American tribe in Massachusetts asked a federal court Monday to overturn the U.S. Department of the Interior's approval of the 130-turbine Cape Wind offshore energy project, claiming the agency violated conservation and environmental law.
October 11, 2012
After a partial settlement with Cape Wind Associates LLC, several environmental groups remaining in a suit opposing a Martha's Vineyard wind energy project moved for summary judgment Wednesday on their claims against federal agencies, contending that approvals of the project violate various environmental laws.
June 27, 2012
A group of Martha's Vineyard fishermen on Tuesday dropped a lawsuit opposing a wind energy project, as part of a settlement with Cape Wind Association LLC that aims to promote the energy undertaking and bolster the local fishing industry.