# Nj joins lawsuit against trump wind project payouts

> New Jersey joins eight states in lawsuit challenging Trump's $4bn offshore wind lease buyouts.
- Title: Nj joins lawsuit against trump wind project payouts | Shortify
- Summary: New Jersey joins eight states in lawsuit challenging Trump's $4bn offshore wind lease buyouts. New Jersey and seven other states sued the Trump…
- Keywords: new jersey, trump administration, offshore wind, lease buyout, attorneys general, federal law, wind energy, oil and gas, clean energy, east coast states, news, local
- Source: PhillyVoice — https://phillyvoice.com/nj-lawsuit-trump-payouts-stop-offshore-wind-projects
- Published: 2026-09-26T09:01:00.75+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: new jersey, trump administration, offshore wind, lease buyout, attorneys general, federal law, wind energy, oil and gas, clean energy, east coast states, news, local
## New Jersey joins lawsuit
New Jersey attorney general joins eight east coast states in lawsuit.

> New jersey attorney general joins eight east coast states in lawsuit
## Trump pays $1.4bn for wind projects
Trump administration pledged $1.4 billion to abandon offshore wind leases.

> Trump administration pledged $1.4 billion to abandon offshore wind leases
## Leases in new york and new jersey
Leases for offshore wind projects off new york and new jersey coast.

> Leases for offshore wind projects off new york and new jersey coast
## Companies to reinvest funds
Companies will reinvest funds into oil and gas projects.

> Companies will reinvest funds into oil and gas projects
## Eight states sue
Eight east coast states filed lawsuits challenging the buyouts.

> Eight east coast states filed lawsuits challenging the buyouts
## New jersey attorney general
New jersey attorney general says wind energy creates jobs and reduces fossil fuel reliance.

> New jersey attorney general says wind energy creates jobs and reduces fossil fuel reliance
## Lawsuits target judgment fund
Lawsuits challenge use of judgment fund for lease buyouts.

> Lawsuits challenge use of judgment fund for lease buyouts
## Violates federal laws
States argue settlements violate multiple federal laws.

> States argue settlements violate multiple federal laws
## Courts in new york and maine
Lawsuits filed in new york and maine district courts.

> Lawsuits filed in new york and maine district courts
## States want wind energy
States have set ambitious wind energy goals.

> States have set ambitious wind energy goals
## Trump opposes wind power
Trump has long opposed offshore wind projects.

> Trump has long opposed offshore wind projects
## Key takeaway

New Jersey and seven other states sued the Trump administration for using taxpayer funds to pay $1.4bn to cancel offshore wind projects in New York and New Jersey waters.