On Thursday, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it will be updating regulations concerning the development of wind energy facilities on the outer continental shelf. The renewal comes in order to achieve important climate objectives. The changes in regulations should save wind energy developers around $1 billion over a period of 20 years. The heavy procedures to ease down, ambiguous provisions will become more clear and compliance costs will reduce, as per the statement. The announcement of the reforms come shortly after the appointment of Elizabeth Klein, a lawyer who has served both Obama and Clinton in their … Continue reading U.S. Updates Offshore Wind Energy Regulations to Meet Climate Target