Jersey Shore residents celebrate permit revocation for wind project

Federal officials revoked a permit for the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project, delaying New Jersey's first offshore wind initiative. This decision follows a court ruling that sent the permit back to the EPA for environmental impact reassessment. The ruling comes after Shell, a project partner, withdrew from the project in January, incurring significant losses. Local residents and groups opposing the project, like Save LBI, argued that the permit's air quality modeling was flawed. The wind farm, proposed to be nine miles off the Jersey Shore, faces increased scrutiny. Opponents have actively campaigned against it, raising concerns about air quality impacts during construction.