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From the commentary, "It's a David-against-Goliath fight. Listen to the administration and they'll say we're helping Rhode Island meet its renewable energy mandate and that it's building a clean-energy future. Listen to the community leaders and you'll hear passionate opposition to the status quo, determination to fight the well-financed opposition and a desperate effort to save the ocean."
On Aug. 22, 2023, Revolution Wind was approved by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM. The Biden-Harris administration hailed the approval of the fourth major wind turbine project.
A plan backed by the Biden administration to OK a string of wind farms off Rhode Island has prompted every member of a fishing regulatory board in the state to resign.