EPA finds Maryland Dept. of Environment improperly issued permit for offshore wind project

OCEAN CITY, MD. (WBFF) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) improperly issued its final permit decision for the U.S. Wind offshore wind project off the coast of Ocean City.

The EPA outlined multiple legal errors in the agency’s approval of the U.S. Wind permit in a letter issued to MDE Secretary Serena McIlwain.

Errors included providing misleading information about the public’s right to appeal under federal law…

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