The Biden administration has designated four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas and Louisiana coasts for development of wind energy.
The Biden administration on Friday designated four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas and Louisiana coasts for development of wind energy.
The agency said its next step will be to issue a formal notice for a proposed lease sale, which will be followed by a 60-day public comment period. The affects of offshore wind power development on marine life have been a concern on the East Coast, where opposition has been driven partly by concerns over whether it will harm whales and other species.— 495,567 acres about 47 miles off the coast of Texas that could support wind power generation for 2.1 million homes.
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