See the statement from our President Julie Tighe and League of Conservation Voters on the action the Trump Administration took yesterday to stop work at New York's Empire Wind 1 project.
If we want energy abundance, the U.S. needs offshore wind. It's Long Island's biggest source of energy opportunity. It's total nonsense that something more than 13 miles into the ocean - beyond the never ending lineup of cargo ships - will do anything but benefit NY. It won't hurt commercial fishing. It will help recreational fishing. It's providing good paying union jobs. It's spurring American manufacturing. Oh - and I will lead to cleaner air and better public health. Construction of the Empire Wind project - supporting more than 1,000 union jobs TODAY and destined to provide enough energy for 500,000 homes - must continue. This wreck less and completely baseless action toward a fully permitted project should scare every business in America that needs any time of approval. See the statement from me and League of Conservation Voters here: https://lnkd.in/eVQPYP9T