The New Jersey governor came to the White House to discuss moving ahead with offshore wind power.
joined a meeting at the White House Thursday that launched the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership.New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and eight other states will be involved in efforts to work together and with federal officials to help workers address issues such as building and connecting transmission lines, and working to make sure the development doesn’t hurt other industries that rely on the oceans, such as fishing.
Murphy and Delaware Gov. John Carney were there in person, with the other governors or their aides joining remotely. Also participating were President Joe Biden, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, six other administration officials, five wind industry executives, and eight union leaders.
Biden told the participants that offshore wind development would mean more good-paying work for Americans. The turbines are being built far enough from land that there’s always wind to turn the blades, Biden said.
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