Judge lets construction on an offshore wind farm resume
15 hours ago
- #renewable energy
- #Trump administration
- #offshore wind
- A judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to halt the US offshore wind industry, allowing construction to restart on Revolution Wind.
- The project, being built by Orsted off Rhode Island and Connecticut, is 80% complete and may finish while legal challenges continue.
- The Trump administration has opposed renewable energy, blocking offshore leases and issuing stop-work orders for projects under construction with vague reasoning.
- Reasons for halting projects included unspecified permitting flaws, environmental impacts, and national security concerns, but these were inconsistently applied.
- The administration lifted a block on New York's Empire Wind without explanation, showing inconsistency in its enforcement.