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Interior Department to Streamline Offshore Wind Permitting, Nix Unsolicited Leasing

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Interior Department to Streamline Offshore Wind Permitting, Nix Unsolicited Leasing Utility Dive The Interior Department plans to issue two proposed rules this month for offshore wind, expected to streamline permitting requirements and to eliminate unsolicited leasing on the outer continental shelf. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is considering regulatory reforms to "expeditiously facilitate offshore renewable energy development in a manner that is safe, environmentally sound, and that provides fair return to U.S. taxpayers," according to the Trump administration's Spring Regulatory Agenda. READ MORE

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