AG Bonta and the California Energy Commission today filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration and Golden State Wind LLC over the Administration’s unlawful buyout of Golden State Wind’s offshore wind energy lease. The least buyout jeopardizes thousands of high-quality jobs and the State’s investments in the offshore wind industry, including from voter-approved climate bonds. In the lawsuit, California is arguing that the deal is blatantly unlawful and is asking the court to strike it down.

"The Trump Administration’s backroom buyout with Golden State Wind to stop offshore wind development in favor of gas and oil drilling is, unfortunately, a classic playbook for them to line the pockets of their Big Oil donors. Let’s be clear: California will continue to aggressively fight back against the Trump administration’s outrageous abuse of taxpayer dollars to abandon offshore wind investments that could have delivered union-paying jobs and reliable clean energy to Californians." – AG Bonta