{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The lawsuits challenge the legality of these deals, arguing they are an improper use of taxpayer money.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T19:46:06.547Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-22T19:12:27.940Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-22T19:46:06.547Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports and 22 digests corroborate the lawsuits, but only one outlet names the specific dollar amounts for the settlements.","critic":"Reporting is clear and well-structured, with quotes from officials and clear separation of fact from comment.","hype":"The language used is measured and proportionate, with no sensationalism or manufactured urgency."}},"tags":["#OffshoreWind","#Lawsuit","#FossilFuels","#RenewableEnergy","#TrumpAdministration","#California","#NewYork","#NewJersey"],"entities":["New York","New Jersey","Trump administration","Invenergy","Bluepoint Wind","California","Rob Bonta","Letitia James"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["New York and New Jersey are among eight states suing the federal government over settlements that cancelled offshore wind projects.","The settlements redirected more than $1.4 billion from renewable energy development to fossil fuel projects.","Lawsuits allege the deals are an illegal use of taxpayer dollars and hinder clean energy goals.","The Trump administration stated the projects posed national security risks and companies agreed to the deals."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"New York and New Jersey have joined a multistate coalition of eight states filing lawsuits against the federal government. The suits challenge a pair of settlements that redirected more than $1.4 billion away from offshore wind development and toward fossil fuel projects. The states argue these deals, struck earlier this year, represent an illegal use of taxpayer dollars and have resulted in the cancellation of projects that could have provided needed electricity and jobs."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"One settlement involved Bluepoint Wind, which had a lease for a project 38 miles south of Long Island. The company received $765 million from the federal government, money that Bluepoint plans to use to build a liquified natural gas facility. Another settlement concerned Invenergy, which held leases off the Jersey Shore and in the Gulf of Maine. Invenergy received $653 million, which the company intends to reinvest in natural gas power plants."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"California is also suing over the cancellation of Invenergy California Offshore LLC.'s federal leases for projects in the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area, New York Bight, and Gulf of Maine. California Attorney General Rob Bonta stated the deal would send $111 million to the fossil fuel industry. The federal government is funding these settlements from the Department of Justice’s Judgement Fund."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on settlement terms"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Gothamist reported that the Bluepoint settlement pays $765 million to the company, and that money will be spent on oil and gas development. It also stated that Invenergy received $653 million to be reinvested in oil and gas projects. KEYT reported that Invenergy would receive a partial refund of capital it previously paid to the government for the leases and be required to make investments into domestic natural gas and geothermal projects. KEYT also stated that the terms of the buyout agreement require Invenergy to cause its corporate affiliates to invest up to $111,769,231 in fossil fuel and geothermal energy projects."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports mention the specific amounts of $765 million paid to Bluepoint Wind or $653 million paid to Invenergy. 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