During the week of Jan. 12, 2026, three federal judges granted preliminary injunctions in three separate cases filed by offshore wind developers challenging a Dec. 22, 2025, stop-work order that
Continue Reading UPDATED: Court Lifts Stop-Work Orders for Three Paused Offshore Wind Projects
Since its inauguration in January 2025, this federal administration has been engaged in a broad effort to change course on many fronts, including environmental and energy policy. Two district court decisions and a decision by the Secretary of the Interior involving development of offshore wind energy provide an opportunity to consider whether any law constrains agency discretion to implement a new administration’s policies, even when that would involve a reversal of prior decision making.
Continue Reading As the Wind Turbine Turns: When Can a Federal Agency Change Its Mind?
On December 8, 2025, in the case of New York v. Trump, the federal district court for the District of Massachusetts vacated orders from several federal agencies that implemented
Continue Reading Federal Judge Vacates Trump Administration’s Halt to Wind Energy Permitting
On July 17, 2025, the Public Service Commission (PSC) rescinded the Public Policy Requirement identified in the 2022 PSC proceeding. This action terminated the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
Continue Reading Citing Change in Federal Policy, New York State Terminates Offshore Wind Transmission Initiative
On April 16, 2025, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a formal director’s order instructing Empire Offshore Wind LLC to cease
Continue Reading When Is a Final Approval Not the Final Word? Empire Wind Halt Raises Questions About Managing Risk for Previously Approved Infrastructure Projects
This blog post discusses Asia’s offshore wind, BESS, and the growth of green data centers while facing COVID-19 impacts and regulatory changes. It also discusses Vietnam progressing in energy reforms to attract international investment.
Continue Reading 5 Trends to Watch: 2025 Energy in Asia
This GT Alert highlights significant energy sector developments in Latin America, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic, from September and October
Continue Reading Latin America Energy Updates: September and October 2024
Greenberg Traurig Tampa office Shareholder David Weinstein, Associate Jennifer M. Faggion, and attorney Madeleine Voigt, along with SEER committee members, co-authored the chapter titled “Enforcement and Litigation”
Continue Reading Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review 2023
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued Notice 2024-30, which modifies guidance previously issued relating to the energy community “adder” for the investment tax credit and the production tax
Continue Reading IRS Adds 446 Potential Energy Communities; Eases Energy Community Rules for Offshore Wind
In December 2021, consortia led by Mitsubishi Corporation won the rights to develop all three projects offered in Japan’s first major offshore wind public auction with an aggregate capacity of
Continue Reading Winds of Change: Proposed Revisions to Japan’s Offshore Wind Public Auction Process