May 29, 2025 — A local grassroots organization is asking the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts to reject a lawsuit challenging President Donald J. Trump’s wind-energy directive brought against his administration earlier this month by multiple states, including New Jersey.
Saying Trump’s directive does not violate any environmental statute and falls within the president’s supervisory authority laid out in the U.S. Constitution, Save LBI filed an amicus curiae brief (literally, friend of the court), the nonprofit said in a May 22 statement.
“While demonstrating that the state’s plaintiffs have no legal leg to stand on, Save LBI’s amicus brief also illuminates how recent sharp increases in marine mammal mortalities are attributable to offshore wind vessel survey activities,” said Bob Stern, president and co-founder of Save LBI. “… (It) shows that the serious harm foundation pile driving and long-term operation of wind turbines have on marine mammals far outweighs the minuscule benefits of these projects.”
In its filing, the bipartisan group of Long Beach Island residents and business owners also note no final agency action has taken to date that would justify court intervention, and the appropriate agencies retain lawful discretion to pause or reassess permitting decisions at any stage pending additional review under the law.