This story was updated at 4:23 p.m. EDT.
California’s largest federally recognized Native American tribe says it is “gravely concerned” about offshore wind off the state’s northern coast, where the Biden administration’s climate policies have spurred the nascent industry.
Offshore wind is in its early stages in the deep waters of the Pacific Ocean, thanks to the Biden administration’s 2022 sale of offshore wind leases to developers off the coast of California. The state also has committed to installing 25 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2045 to decarbonize its grid, galvanizing industry interest.
But the renewable industry’s growth is now facing opposition from the Tribal Council for the Yurok Tribe, which voted on March 6 to formally oppose the industry.
