POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects, transforming coastlines from Maine to South Carolina, much remains unknown about how the facilities could affect the environment.
So far, four offshore wind projects have been approved by the federal government for the U.S. East Coast, according to the American Clean Power Association.
The company is a Danish wind power business that will build two of the three offshore projects approved for New Jersey.
Numerous others have been proposed, and the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management plans to review at least 16 offshore wind projects by 2025.
The federal government has endorsed — but not required — compensation to the fishing industry for negative effects from offshore wind.
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