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Delegation hears Rep. Harris: administration ordered study of offshore wind leases; Ocean City project faces review
Summary
Rep. Andy Harris told the Eastern Shore delegation that a presidential executive order paused new offshore wind lease sales and directed the Department of the Interior to review existing leases, including the Ocean City project; Harris said the administration may seek to rescind permits if the review finds procedural problems.
Rep. Andy Harris briefed the Eastern Shore delegation on a White House executive order issued Jan. 22 that halted new offshore wind lease sales and ordered a broad review of existing leases and permits.
Harris said the order directs the Department of the Interior to examine environmental, commercial and national-security considerations tied to existing authorizations and to coordinate with the Department of Justice on potential contract rescission. "The president in an executive order on Monday…
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