Kathy Hochul announced yesterday that New York State is leading a coalition of six other northeast state attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over what they say is its unlawful cancellation of a major offshore wind lease off the coast of New York.

Save Long Beach Island's lawsuit to halt wind farms off the coast here is in jeopardy of being tossed from a federal district court in Washingtonn D.C. U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich granted the defendants' motion to dismiss the case on March 9.

BRIGANTINE, N.J. -- Opponents of offshore wind around the U.S. are pelting projects with lawsuits seeking to cancel them or tie them up for years in costly litigation. The court cases represent another hurdle the nascent industry must overcome ...