766 26/6/8 U.S. Offshore Wind Project Refunds Spark Controversy

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1. French company TotalEnergis is getting a billion dollars-essentially a refund of the of offshore wind project its leases for offshore wind projects off New York and North Carolina - if it invests the money in fossil fuel projects instead.

2. State attorneys general from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont joined New York in challenging the cancellation  of the lease off of New York, the larger of the two projects and the bulk of the payout.

3. The complaint filed Tusday names Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, among others.

4. He says Total Engergies was simply refunded their money, which they have already invested in other energe projects in the US. Julie Walker, New York.