Comments on the Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Projects Offshore New Jersey
November 1, 2021
As a coalition of the nation’s largest labor unions and environmental groups, collectively representing millions of members and supporters, the BlueGreen Alliance appreciates the opportunity to submit these comments to inform the preparation by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the review of a construction and operations plan (COP) submitted by Atlantic Shores. The expeditious permitting of this project is critical to meet New Jersey’s ambitious goal of 7,500 MW of offshore wind energy by 2035.