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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maine Newsletter for Saturday March 16, 2024 ( 2 items )  

ACP Statement on Final Gulf of Maine Wind Energy Areas
WASHINGTON, March 15 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from Anne Reynolds, ACP Vice President for Offshore Wind, after the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released its final designation of Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) for the Gulf of Maine:  "The U.S. is poised to become a global leader in floating offshore wind. Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Ma  more

Natural Resources Council of Maine: Final Wind Energy Area for Gulf of Maine Protects Key Fishing Ground and Minimizes Wildlife Impacts
AUGUSTA, Maine, March 16 -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: The federal government today announced the final Wind Energy Area where development of offshore wind may occur in the Gulf of Maine. The area designated by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will exclude Lobster Management Area 1, the fishing grounds for nearly the entire Maine-based lobster fishery, from commercial offshore wind development while also minimizing im  more