New York and six other states have filed a lawsuit in response to a federal government agreement with French company TotalEnergies. The deal involves the federal government providing TotalEnergies with $1 billion, which is effectively a refund of its leases for offshore wind projects located off the coasts of New York and North Carolina. In exchange, TotalEnergies is expected to invest the refunded amount in fossil fuel projects.
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New York and six states file lawsuit against federal government's offshore wind project deal
New York and six other states are suing the federal government over a deal with TotalEnergies that refunds the company $1 billion for offshore wind project leases. The lawsuit argues against the condition that the funds be redirected to fossil fuel investments.
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New York, 6 other states sues over the Trump administration's deal to end an offshore wind project
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