Judge allows Orsted to resume construction on offshore wind farm blocked by Trump administration

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Attendees during a media tour of the Revolution Wind construction hub at the Port of Providence in Providence, Rhode Island, US, on Thursday, June 13, 2024.

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A federal judge on Monday allowed Danish renewable energy company Orsted to resume construction on an offshore wind farm that the Trump administration had blocked.

The Interior Department had ordered Orsted on Aug. 22 to halt construction on Revolution Wind off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut. The project is fully permited and more than 80% complete. It would provide power for more than 350,000 homes.

Orsted and its partner Skyborn had asked the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to halt Interior's order, arguing that it was aribtrary, capricious, unlawful and "issued in bad faith."

While the judge granted the injuction request, a full opinion has yet to be filed.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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