BRIGANTINE, N.J. -- Opponents of offshore wind around the U.S. are pelting projects with lawsuits seeking to cancel them or tie them up for years in costly litigation. The court cases represent another hurdle the nascent industry must overcome, particularly along the East Coast where opposition to offshore wind farms is vocal and well-organized.

Officials from the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are suing the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management over its decision to greenlight two areas off the Oregon Coast for potential floating wind energy projects.

A tribe in Oregon whose culture is tied to the ocean is suing the U.S. government over an offshore wind energy auction. The lawsuit was filed in federal court on Friday.

The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians filed a lawsuit on Friday against the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to stop development of two proposed offshore wind energy projects.

Russia's state energy corporation is set to make a breakthrough in the wind energy sector by constructing a wind power station outside Russia. The capsule of the power station was laid in the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan,

The lawsuit claims the Biden administration did not do enough to study the risks of authorizing floating wind turbines.

A lawsuit filed by the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians alleges that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) conducted i