July 31, 2019 — If the nation’s first major offshore wind farm doesn’t get off the ground, there will be plenty of finger-pointing to go around.
Some may be pointed at Rhode Island’s congressional delegation.
The state’s two senators and two representatives sent a letter on July 12 to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, expressing concerns about how the federal agency has handled the review of offshore wind development. In particular, they want BOEM to be more sensitive to potential conflicts with fishermen and marine life. (They also want the agency to open a regional office in Rhode Island.)