The area off the coast of Ocean City where Maryland officials planned to plant a wind farm was cut in half on Monday by federal officials.

The state of Maryland staked a claim over 206 square nautical miles of the Atlantic Ocean for its planned wind farm, but the Obama administration — citing concerns about shipping safety — cut that area roughly in half, to 94 square nautical miles.

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