Regulatory Tracker Federal Offshore Wind Deployment The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has approved construction and operation plans for ten offshore wind projects. September 16, 2024
Regulatory Tracker BSEE Blowout Preventer and Well Control Rule The 2016 Blowout Preventer and Well Control Rule consolidated blowout preventer and well control requirements in one place. August 23, 2023
CleanLaw Podcast CleanLaw—Proposed Offshore Drilling Safety Rules with Chris Eaton and Lowry Yankwich Recent HLS graduate Lowry Yankwich speaks with Earthjustice attorney Chris Eaton about the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s proposed Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions rule for oil […] January 30, 2023
CleanLaw—Lowry Yankwich and Doug Christel Talk about the South Fork Wind Project Lowry Yankwich, a recent graduate of HLS, speaks with Doug Christel, policy analyst for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office. They discuss the approval of […] January 5, 2022
The Implications of BOEM’s Decision on the South Fork Wind Farm Download a PDF of this report here. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is currently reviewing the construction and operations plan (COP) for the South Fork Wind Farm and […] November 16, 2021
The Problems and Opportunities of Offshore Wind: Recommendations for Collaborative Governance Offshore wind farms are coming to the US. After decades of NIMBYism and a lethargic regulatory process, there are now two pilot projects in US waters and commercial-scale development on […] March 31, 2021
BOEM predicts offshore wind boom, but where does the industry stand today? Research Assistant Martin Levy (JD 2020) has been tracking the permitting of offshore wind energy for EELP. This is his third post covering ongoing developments. See also his prior posts […] July 7, 2020
Quick Takes Vineyard Wind is One Step Closer to Construction: Will Anything Else Get in the Way? The nation’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm is one step closer to beginning construction. June 22, 2020