Federal government approves huge wind project off Massachusetts coast
This project and Ocean Wind, a proposed 1,100-megawatt offshore wind project off New Jersey, are keystones in the Biden administration's push to grow offshore wind as a way to fight climate change and create jobs.
By PATRICK WHITTLEAssociated Press
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Three wind turbines from the Deepwater Wind project stand off Block Island, R.I., in 2016. The federal government on Tuesday approved an offshore wind project off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Michael Dwyer/Associated Press
An offshore wind project off Massachusetts that would create enough electricity to power 400,000 homes and is touted by backers as a key piece of America’s transition to renewable energy was approved Tuesday by the federal government.