Mid-Atlantic offshore wind-farm plans
In a bid to help launch offshore wind power in the United States, the Obama administration said Thursday that it was moving forward to lease four areas off the Mid-Atlantic coast.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said federal environmental reviews for "wind energy areas" off Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia are now complete and find "no significant environmental impacts" from their development. That finding clears the way for companies to seek leases. A similar announcement for the Massachusetts coast is expected today.