February 7, 2020 โ Nine members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation asked the General Accountability Office to investigate whether the Trump administrationโs extended environmental review of the Vineyard Wind project reflects a bias against renewable energy โ an allegation a spokeswoman for the Department of Interior dismissed as โunfounded and uninformed.โ
In a letter to the General Accountability Office, the Massachusetts lawmakers questioned the quick turnaround time for environmental reviews of fossil fuel projects, while the proposed Vineyard Wind project is facing a sweeping, extended review that โthreatens to stall or even derail this growing industry.โ
โWe are particularly concerned that there is a โdouble standardโ at play in which fossil fuel projects are expedited while renewable energy projects are delayed,โ the lawmakers wrote.