Judge Jamar Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
issued an injunction lifting the Department of the Interior’s order suspending construction on
Dominion Energy’s Virginia offshore wind project.
The project lies off Norfolk Virginia, the U.S. Navy’s most important base.
CFACT President Craig Rucker:
“Instead of showing deference to well-documented military objections, a single federal judge, without any expertise in national security, has taken it upon himself to substitute his judgment for the considered opinion of military professionals. To make matters worse, the federal district court does not even have jurisdiction to decide this matter, since it is essentially a contract dispute between the government and a wind developer. These types of disputes can only be heard in the Court of Federal Claims, which does not have the authority to issue injunctions. The Department of the Interior should appeal this decision immediately.”