“It was just jaw-droppingly surprising to see the about-face that happened a month later,” said Robin Shaffer, president of Protect Our Coast NJ and leader of the coalition fighting the Empire Wind project.
Offshore wind opponents feeling left behind by Donald Trump
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"The New York Bight is an especially vulnerable location, and Empire Wind posed a significant threat to national defense, homeland security, commercial aviation, shipping, marine navigation and fishing," said Robin Shaffer, president of Protect Our Coast New Jersey, an offshore wind opposition group.
Trump administration halts major northeast offshore wind project
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