I will continue to stand against offshore wind projects off South Jersey’s coast until they are gone for good.
Van Drew will continue to stand against offshore wind projects off South Jersey's coast until they are gone for good.
Occurrences
Evidence
"Today, Congressman Van Drew expressed support for the administration's decision to pause offshore wind project construction across the country." He said, "I have been warning about this for years," and described offshore wind as a national security, fishing, ecosystem, and ratepayer threat.
Van Drew said he "successfully secured an amendment addressing his serious concerns about offshore wind" and that the amendment "protects actions to terminate offshore wind permits and leases" so the effort to revoke leases could continue.
Van Drew stated that Atlantic Shores filing to terminate its project meant "there will be no wind farms built off the coast of Southern New Jersey" and added that "the fight is over" only in the sense that this was a victory, while "the fight is over" was immediately tempered by "we must continue to build on this momentum."
Van Drew said Orsted's cancellation of Ocean Wind 1 and 2 was a "huge win" and that the remaining projects off the coast of New Jersey should meet "the same fate."
The member record shows Van Drew's 119th Congress activity, including H.R.7459 (introduced 2026-02-10) and other legislative items, but no clearly enacted federal measure in the lookback window that would fully eliminate offshore wind projects off South Jersey's coast.
Van Drew introduced H.R. 8350 on April 20, 2026, aimed at utility bill relief, but the release does not mention offshore wind project termination or any final action removing projects off South Jersey's coast.
A district update dated April 29, 2026, discussing unrelated housing-authority issues; it contains no offshore wind action, termination, or reversal information.
Assessments
Evidence shows Van Drew consistently opposed offshore wind off South Jersey and took material actions in office, including securing an amendment to protect efforts to terminate offshore wind permits and leases and publicly backing a federal pause on projects. There were real outcomes during his term: Orsted canceled Ocean Wind 1 and 2, and Atlantic Shores moved to terminate its project. But the promise was broader and more absolute: to keep fighting until offshore wind projects off South Jersey's coast were 'gone for good.' The record provided does not show a completed federal or overall policy outcome fully eliminating all such projects permanently, and congressional records in the lookback window do not show an enacted measure accomplishing that final result. Because substantial progress and some project cancellations occurred, but full permanent removal is not established, partial is the best fit.