FISHERIES SURVIVAL FUND et al v. JEWELL et al

  1. October 01, 2018

    Fishing Groups' Wind Farm Suit Filed Too Soon, Judge Says

    A D.C. federal court agreed with Statoil Wind US and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that a challenge by seafood industry groups and others to a $42.5 million lease awarded to the company for a wind farm off the coast of New York was brought too soon.

  2. October 25, 2017

    Anglers' NY Wind Farm Challenge Is Premature, Agency Says

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Tuesday told a D.C. federal judge that seafood industry groups, companies and several towns can't seek to block a $42.5 million lease awarded to Statoil Wind for a wind farm off the coast of New York because the company hasn't even proposed a project yet.

  3. September 13, 2017

    Anglers Seek Quick Win In Bid To Block $43M NY Wind Farm

    Seafood industry groups, companies and several towns asked a D.C. federal judge Tuesday to block a $42.5 million lease awarded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to Statoil Wind for a wind farm off the coast of New York.

  4. February 16, 2017

    Anglers' Bid To Halt $43M NY Wind Farm Lease Denied

    A D.C. federal court on Wednesday refused to block a $43 million wind energy lease for an area off the coast of New York, deciding the deal would not cause sufficient harm to a coalition of fishing groups and municipalities that argues the project poses a grave economic threat.

  5. January 10, 2017

    Anglers Jumped The Gun On $43M Wind Lease Suit, Feds Say

    A coalition of fishing groups and municipalities suing to block the issuance of a $43 million wind energy lease off the coast of New York have no grounds for their environmental claims, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management told a D.C. federal court on Monday, urging the court not to block the agency from finalizing the sale to a unit of Statoil ASA.

  6. December 09, 2016

    Seeing Loss Of Fishing Area, Anglers Try To Stop Wind Farm

    A coalition of fishing interests on Thursday asked a Washington, D.C., federal court to halt a proposed lease sale for the potential development of a major wind farm off the coast of Long Island, New York, arguing that the process ignored major environmental concerns and would remove key areas from commercial fishing activity.

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