Print article Tommy Beaudreau spent the Trump years as a corporate lawyer working for energy companies of all stripes, including many of the developers that are key to the Biden administration’s goal of building thousands of offshore wind turbines in the Atlantic Ocean. Beaudreau is now poised to be confirmed as the No. 2 official at the Interior Department, which will decide whether these projects should receive federal permits to start construction after evaluating their environmental impact. Although some environmental groups have criticized him for his corporate work for fossil fuel companies, it’s his private practice work for a wide swath of the offshore wind industry that may force him to sit out key decisions in an area that’s central to President Joe Biden’s climate goals.
This Biden pick has worked for top offshore wind firms Now he s poised to help oversee the industry
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