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The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week -
Godofredo A. V谩squez/APA new state assessment of a proposed wind turbine project in Shasta County found that the project isn鈥檛 critical enough to override county law.
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The president鈥檚 order has no immediate effect on offshore wind leases already authorized, including two large areas off California鈥檚 coast. But it sends a current of uncertainty through the fledgling renewable energy industry, which relies on federal and state support. -
A new coalition has been formed to fight disinformation about floating offshore wind on the West Coast. The group has different opinions about the energy source, but they鈥檙e still working together to get the facts. -
The federal government has released a draft environmental report outlining measures to mitigate the impacts of floating offshore wind turbines off the coast of California. -
Trump鈥檚 promise to block the offshore wind industry could threaten CA鈥檚 renewable energy goals, potentially cutting off federal funding. -
Oregonians are invited to collaborate with state officials over the next year on a plan for developing offshore wind energy in the state. -
The drive to generate clean wind power off the state's south coast went off the rails. Here's how, and what's next -
The Bonneville Power Administration has identified roughly $3 billion of transmission line and substation projects it said would be key for accommodating growing electricity demand and the expansion of wind and solar power. -
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Interior鈥檚 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it was delaying the upcoming Oregon lease sale due to lack of interest. -
At least one company is no longer interested in bidding on a chance to develop a floating offshore wind project off the Southern Oregon coast, and others may also have backed out. -
Leaders of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians said they will drop their lawsuit if the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management delays its October auction for developers. -
The federal government has published the details of an offshore wind auction. Companies are bidding on who will get to deploy the first floating wind turbines off the coast of Southern Oregon.
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The announcement follows a federal environmental assessment that found the sites would not pose a threat.