Huffman urges closer consultation with tribes on offshore wind

By CLAIRE RUSH and JENNIFER McDERMOTT (Associated Press)

A congressman who represents California’s north coast has sent a letter to federal regulators asking that they “urgently place” a senior official in the state to respond to tribal needs as wind power is developed offshore.

U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman, a Democrat who lives in Marin County, sent the letter as the U.S. offshore wind industry begins to take shape and as tribal communities in California and Oregon express frustration...