Buoy Removal Delayed: Coast Guard Pauses Gulf of Maine Cuts After Congressional and Public Pushback Senator Angus King led New England bipartisan effort

Buoy Removal Delayed: Coast Guard Pauses Gulf of Maine Cuts After Congressional and Public Pushback

Senator Angus King led New England bipartisan effort Carrie Jones Aug 18, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. GULF OF MAINE—People who were concerned about the plan by the New England United States Coast Guard (USCG) to remove navigational buoys in the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean can breathe and boat a bit more easily for the moment. … Continue reading Buoy Removal Delayed: Coast Guard Pauses Gulf of Maine Cuts After Congressional and Public Pushback

Offshore wind developer puts power contract talks on hold

Offshore wind developer puts power contract talks on hold

By Kate Cough and Tux Turkel of the Maine Monitor TRENTON AND AUGUSTA—Three years after they began, negotiations over a proposed power contract for an offshore floating wind farm in the Gulf of Maine have come to an abrupt halt, with the developer citing “recent shifts in the energy landscape that have in particular caused uncertainty in the offshore wind industry.” In a March 28 … Continue reading Offshore wind developer puts power contract talks on hold