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Interior Dept. expands offshore wind program to New York

By Kyle Feldscher
Published June 2, 2016 8:27pm ET
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Interior Dept. expands offshore wind program to New York
More than 81,000 acres of ocean off the New York coast will be open to wind energy leases. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) | Robert F. Bukaty

The federal government is expanding its offshore wind energy program to New York, the Department of Interior announced Thursday.

More than 81,000 acres of the Atlantic Ocean off the New York coast will be available for wind energy leases, the department announced Thursday.

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