Environmental Legal Fund Fighting Trump Fishing Order

Long Island fishermen sue to stop Empire Wind

October 1, 2016 - Heavy seas engulf the Block Island Wind Farm, the first US offshore wind farm. The five Halide 6MW turbines were recently installed by Deepwater Wind, and are currently under commissioning. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL)(Dennis Schroeder / NREL / US Dept of Energy via Wikimedia Commons)A coalition of Long Island fishermen are suing the Donald Trump administration over its decision to allow Empire Wind, the massive wind farm…

Environmental legal fund fighting Trump fishing order

An environmental legal fund have sued US President Donald Trump in response to an executive order rolling back commercial fishing protections.

Spanish-owned group part of lawsuit against Trump over U.S. wind energy decision

(The Center Square) – A new lawsuit filed this week pits a group of fishing businesses and environmental activists against the Trump administration after federal officials reversed course and allowed construction on the Empire Wind offshore project to resume. One…

Fishing Groups File Federal Lawsuit Over Striped Bass Regulations

OutdoorHub Fishing Groups File Federal Lawsuit Over Striped Bass Regulations The Delmarva Fisheries Association and 14 other state-associated fisheries organizations have filed a federal lawsuit challenging restrictive Atlantic striped bass regulations, coinciding with the start of the Chesapeake Bay striped bass season. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, targets the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commi…

Judge raises issues with lawsuit against Trump offshore wind freeze - The New Bedford Light

BOSTON — More than a dozen states, including Massachusetts, have an uphill battle if they’re to succeed in their legal efforts to lift President Donald Trump’s memorandum against offshore wind development.Attorneys for the states of Massachusetts and New York appeared on Thursday before federal Judge William G. Young, prepared to argue that he should grant a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration’s effective freeze of offshore w…

Spanish-owned group part of lawsuit against Trump over U.S. wind energy decision - Regional Media News

(The Center Square) – A new lawsuit filed this week pits a group of fishing businesses and environmental activists against the Trump administration after federal officials reversed course and allowed construction on the Empire Wind offshore project to resume. One of the plaintiffs is owned by a Spanish company. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, opposes the Interior Department’s decision to lift a stop-work order on Equinor’s Emp…