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Judge lifts Trump administration's halt on $5B offshore wind farm
A federal judge has ruled that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the Trump administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the U.S. offshore wind industry. Work on the Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island and Connecticut has been paused since Aug. 22, when the administration issued a stop-work order for unspecified national security concerns. Both the developer and the two states sued in federal courts. Danish energy company Orsted sought a preliminary injunction that would allow the project to move forward. Judge Royce Lamberth granted it, citing likely irreparable harm to the plaintiffs.