November 29, 2023 — Two Rhode Island preservation groups have filed lawsuits against the federal government claiming it conducted “sham regulatory reviews” when granting the permits of two offshore wind farm projects they say would block the ocean views of the historic Newport mansions.
Several groups in support of offshore wind signed a letter Monday in response to the lawsuit saying the environmental benefits of clean wind energy outweigh the visual impacts, the Providence Journal reported. Groups like the Green Energy Consumers Alliance and Climate Action Rhode Island accused the plaintiffs of exercising “energy privilege” by valuing views “over the civilization-level threat faced by our region and world from the climate crisis.”
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