Vineyard Wind can still generate power, says the fine print in Trump's lease suspension. @aelennon.bsky.social at the @newbedfordlight.bsky.social has the story.

🗒️ BOEM has posted its suspension orders. Here's Vineyard Wind's: tinyurl.com/4vwky8ek - language is confusing on whether power production can continue - it floats the possibility of cancellation - 90-day suspension, as we reported yesterday for other projects @newbedfordlight.bsky.social

I'm hearing from at least two projects, one being CVOW, that it's a 90-day suspension.

🚨Department of Defense, now called the Department of War, has stepped into Trump's war against offshore wind. Interior has frozen all 5 under construction projects, incl. Vineyard Wind, citing national security concerns @newbedfordlight.bsky.social

Vineyard Wind could seek to use a Rhode Island port as an option if the Army Corps of Engineers won't grant a Section 408 authorization allowing ships to pass through New Bedford hurricane barrier. Via @aelennon.bsky.social @newbedfordlight.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/12/16/v...

Will we soon see a wind permit approval go through amid this federal permitting freeze? Vineyard Wind is awaiting a decision from USACE to extend its years-long authorization to transit the New Bedford hurricane barrier with turbine components. newbedfordlight.org/vineyard-win...

Boston federal judge: “The State Plaintiffs have produced ample evidence demonstrating that they face ongoing or imminent injuries due to the Wind Order.” Via @aelennon.bsky.social @newbedfordlight.bsky.social bedfordlight.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/12/08/f...

#breakingnews A federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of Massachusetts and more than a dozen states that sued the Trump administration in May over President Donald Trump’s day-one offshore wind memo. Check back for updates from @aelennon.bsky.social newbedfordlight.org/federal-judg...

🚨BREAKING: Federal judge just ordered Trump's memo freezing wind permitting is unlawful and ruled in favor of the state plaintiffs, including Massachusetts. Story TK @newbedfordlight.bsky.social

The federal agency regulating #offshorewind development has asked a federal judge to allow it to reconsider a key approval for a project off the Massachusetts coast. If granted, it would be a blow to the project, which plans to invest in #NewBedford and use the city for long-term operations.

One year in, body cameras are helping New Bedford police and defense attorneys. Here's The Light's report on the camera program and related policy⤵️ newbedfordlight.org/one-year-in-... 📹Below is an excerpt from a New Bedford police officer’s body camera footage referenced in the story ⤵️

And then there was one. The tristate soliciation for offshore wind has collapsed amid federal uncertainty, w/ RI pulling out of plans to purchase power from SouthCoast Wind, a beleaguered project. Now, Massachusetts stands alone. h/t @nancyklavin.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/11/14/r...

A grand jury has indicted five people on charges of conspiring to smuggle drugs into the Bristol County Jail and House of Correction and sell them to inmates. Key to their efforts was a jail librarian, whom investigators say smuggled drugs disguised as paperwork into the facility. #drugsmuggling

Scientists will soon equip fishing vessels and their gear (dredges, trawls, pots) w/ sophisticated tech that'll measure how they behave + operate in wind farms. It's the first of its kind study here that'll help answer how OSW affects commercial fishing behavior: newbedfordlight.org/new-bedford-...

The New Bedford Port Authority and UMass Dartmouth School of Marine Science & Technology (SMAST) are partnering for the first of its kind study in the U.S. that will measure how #commercialfishing boats and their varied gear — dredges, pots, trawls, and so on — behave and operate within #windfarms.

A judge granted a federal agency’s request to remand a key permit that it had given in January to SouthCoast Wind, an #offshorewind project planned off the Massachusetts coast. The Light's Anastasia Lennon @aelennon.bsky.social explains what that means.

🚨An Obama-appointed judge just granted BOEM's motion for a remand of the SouthCoast Wind construction + operations approval. The project earned this permit in the final days of the Biden admin., but was without other key federal permits when Trump took office @newbedfordlight.bsky.social

Light reporter @aelennon.bsky.social spoke with some New Bedford voters this morning about why they were casting their ballots in the local election today. Here's what they had to say. Follow us for live updates and find full election coverage at newbedfordlight.org/election2025/

I've been checking FERC daily and of course the Vineyard Wind data for Q3 drops on my day off! The project more than doubled the amount of electricity it sold in July, Aug, Sept from the previous quarter. Some quick math: est. 78,000 Massachusetts homes powered @newbedfordlight.bsky.social

🗳️Issues 2025: The Light spoke with 12 New Bedford City Council candidates — a mix of newcomers and incumbents — about issues raised recently involving the Police Department and how they view their role as the city’s legislative body in working with and overseeing the department. See what they said ⤵️

Still waiting on FERC data for Vineyard Wind, but South Fork Wind's data for Q3 (July, Aug, Sept) just dropped. It sold about 84,000 MWH of energy over that period. Calculation for Long Island, NY, homes powered: ~39,200 homes @newbedfordlight.bsky.social

Behind the Story: @benberke.bsky.social joins @danmcgowan.bsky.social + me to discuss police reform efforts in Rhode Island. Shoutouts: @nancyklavin.bsky.social @antoniafarzan.bsky.social @aelennon.bsky.social Full discussion 👇 www.wpri.com/wpri-12-orig...

New Bedford PD announced it charged a man for possession of drugs and a loaded firearm while intoxicated. What the press release doesn’t state is that the firearm, a handgun, is registered to a New Bedford police officer @newbedfordlight.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3ujmwkue

A project that would've studied how offshore wind projects affect commercial fish species is now dead in the water after the DOE funding cuts. A New Bedford fisherman who was set to participate said he joined the study b/c he wanted answers on impacts on the species he fishes. tinyurl.com/2p9p4nad

Yesterday on the approach to JFK, I spotted Empire Wind’s construction progress. Lots of transition pieces are in:

The Interior Department agency regulating #offshorewind development asked a federal judge on Thursday to allow the reconsideration of a key approval for the SouthCoast Wind project. If approved, it could deal another blow to the beleaguered project.

Clarification: BOEM has asked to re-open/reconsider its review of the permit. Depending on what they determine, it *could* result in revocation or an approval with different conditions attached to it.

BOEM has asked a judge to revoke a key approval for SouthCoast Wind — an approval granted by the agency in the final days of the Biden admin. If the request is approved, it would deal another blow to the beleaguered project and the industry at large newbedfordlight.org/boem-seeks-r...

🚨BOEM today filed a motion to remand SouthCoast Wind's COP approval. This reflects the significant role lawsuits against offshore wind projects are now playing in the efforts to halt project development. This suit was brought by the Town of Nantucket:

In recent filings for Revolution Wind, the fed gov discusses possible remand of the project's COP. This isn't entirely surprising, given the mandated review of pending litigation, but this is the first I've seen it discussed explicitly for Revolution Wind: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

With all the activity and orders, I'm glad to have this resource to monitor it all in one place. We've updated our offshore wind tracker, again, with the latest information you need to know about the status of projects in the Northeast @newbedfordlight.bsky.social newbedfordlight.org/offshore-win...

“[Trump’s] view of the presidency is, those people who are subordinate to me are going to follow my instructions,” the judge said. “Given the president’s view, where does that get you? He’ll tell [agencies] to deny [permits] and they will, b/c they have to follow orders”: tinyurl.com/2yp7vjsj

17 states are about to argue that Trump's wind memo is unlawful + must be lifted. Since the last hearing in June, the Trump admin has taken 12+ actions against OSW, incl. a stop-work order on Revolution Wind, and plans to revoke approvals for 2 Mass. projects. @newbedfordlight.bsky.social

Ahead of Thurs. hearing for @massago.bsky.social suit, here's a comprehensive review of the actions the Trump administration has taken against offshore wind since Jan., and the impacts they've had to date. Let me know if I missed any @newbedfordlight.bsky.social newbedfordlight.org/trumps-war-o...

Behind the Story: @aelennon.bsky.social‬ joins @kimkalunian.bsky.social‬ + me to discuss the Trump admin's order to stop work on Revolution Wind. Shoutouts + full discussion 👇 https://www.wpri.com/behindthestory/behind-the-story-8-27-25-anastasia-e-lennon-talks-offshore-wind-disruption/ 

“This isn’t about abortion. Medicaid has never paid for abortion,” said Julia Kehoe, CEO of Health Imperatives. “What this is is punishing organizations that provide abortion... This is just one more assault on the programs and people we serve.”

A week ago, MassHealth informed a health clinic that serves thousands annually across Southeastern Massachusetts that it may no longer bill Medicaid for its services. These include cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, contraceptives, and emergency shelter housing for victims.

Citizens, crying kids, pregnant women, people who aren't the target...it doesn't seem to matter who's inside the car when immigration officers want to make an arrest. They smash the window anyway @mckenziefunk.com & I tracked these arrests all over the U.S. projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...

Vineyard Wind is now operating at 27% power (and aims to reach 30% within a week). Here's our approximation of construction to date since the project stopped sharing detailed updates in April. At least 40 turbines are in, a mix of fully completed (new blades) and those needing blade removal:

In case you missed it, @newbedfordlight.bsky.social published a graphic to make sense of the phaseout of IRA credits under the "One Big Beautiful Bill" and what the new and truncated deadlines could mean for offshore wind projects in Massachusetts:

Court filings said this would happen, and it did: power contracts with SouthCoast Wind, an Avangrid project and Massachusetts have been delayed, again, this time due to Trump's wind memo. We've updated our offshore wind project tracker @newbedfordlight.bsky.social newbedfordlight.org/offshore-win...

A federal judge in Boston issues a tentative ruling, partially allowing and partially denying the Trump administration’s motion to dismiss the multistate lawsuit against its freeze on #offshorewind permitting and leasing.

**Tentatively** a federal judge intends to partially grant and partially deny the Trump administration’s motion to dismiss the multistate lawsuit seeking to lift Trump’s freeze on offshore wind permitting @newbedfordlight.bsky.social Story TK

In Boston for the motion hearing on whether to dismiss the multistate lawsuit against Trump's memo freezing offshore wind permitting + leasing. The Trump admin argues the states have no standing and that the lifting of the memo would not de facto lead to an issuance of outstanding project permits.

Per new federal court filings, Trump's memo freezing offshore wind has delayed SouthCoast Wind by 2 years, pushing power generation to Massachusetts + Rhode Island to 2032 at earliest. The project is featuring prominently in the lawsuit filed in May by 18 AGs: newbedfordlight.org/ags-trump-wi...

Thanks to reporters like @stevenbeynon.bsky.social, Military.com is becoming an absolutely essential news source in the second Trump era.

Spoke too soon. Hearing off today, rescheduled for June 18.

For some women, the conditions have been particularly grim. In one case, a woman who had her period was denied access to menstrual products. When she needed to clean up, a guard allegedly gave her an extra bottle of water.

Back in Boston for today’s motion hearing on whether to dismiss the multistate lawsuit against Trump’s memo freezing offshore wind permitting and leasing. Starts at 11 @newbedfordlight.bsky.social

Excellent reporting today by @aelennon.bsky.social about a judge's initial comments leaning in favor of the Trump Administration in the multistate lawsuit, led by Massachusetts, over Trump's anti-wind executive order. 👇 There's another hearing next week. Stay tuned!