Eight states sue Trump administration and Bluepoint Wind over $765 million offshore wind lease buyout

Key points

• The lawsuit in Eastern District of New York was brought jointly by New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont.U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkOffice of the New York State Attorney General
• Bluepoint acquired Lease OCS-A 0537 spanning 71,000 acres in 2022 to supply 2.4 gigawatts powering 1.5 million homes.U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• The settlement agreement requires Bluepoint to redirect the $765 million buyout into building a liquefied natural gas export facility.U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkOffice of the New York State Attorney General
• The coalition claims the deal violates the Judgment Fund Act because the administration settled without any actual or imminent adverse litigation.U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New YorkOffice of the New York State Attorney General
• Plaintiffs ask the court to void the lease cancellation and enjoin federal agencies from executing similar offshore buyout pacts.U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Sources4 articles across 4 outlets · 10 in the cluster

• Associated Press

  • New York, California sue to block Trump administration deals canceling offshore wind projectsSept. 22, 2026

• Office of the New York State Attorney General

  • Attorney General James and Governor Hochul Announce Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Illegal Offshore Wind DealsSept. 22, 2026

• The Morning Call

  • NY, CA sue to block Trump admin deals canceling offshore wind projectsSept. 22, 2026

• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

  • State of New York et al. v. U.S. Department of the Interior et al., Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive ReliefSept. 22, 2026

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