"We are very disappointed by the decision, as it comes at the expense of the North Atlantic right whale and at a very precarious time for it, when 93 percent of the remaining 340 population rely on this small area within which the Vineyard Wind and eight additional projects will be located," the group said in a prepared statement. "We firmly believe that the court should not give deference to the federal agencies which are recklessly fast-tracking these projects. We plan to appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States as we believe that this is a landmark case and a significant industrialization of the ocean."
(April 22, 2024) Discussion of the latest Vineyard Wind offshore energy project at Monday’s Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission meeting rekindled the debate over the good …
A group of Nantucket residents has appealed the dismissal of a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Vineyard Wind offshore wind energy project, which is currently under construction in the waters southwest of the island. The group ACK For Whales - formerly known as Nantucket Residents Against Turbines - filed the appeal Saturday with the First Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals and is seeking to overturn the May 2023 decision of U.S. District Court judge Indira Talwani, who dismissed the original complaint.
(Sept. 25, 2023) ACK for Whales is taking its case against Vineyard Wind to federal court. The local nonprofit group alleges the offshore wind project has not adequately accounted for the …