01/16/26

A Court Reprieve For Offshore Wind

Close view of the center of a wind turbine, with three blades extending out of frame, and the ocean and horizon in the background
Offshore wind turbines in Virginia Beach. Credit: Shutterstock

This week, several court cases took up the issue of offshore wind farms—and whether the federal government could order a halt to all such projects under construction. Climate and energy reporter Casey Crownhart joins Host Ira Flatow for an update on the legal action around offshore wind, and other energy and tech news, including new battery technologies, next-generation nuclear reactors, and an early test of beaming power down to Earth from aloft.


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Casey Crownhart

Casey Crownhart is a senior climate and energy reporter for MIT Technology Review. She is based in New York, New York.

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