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Federal judge lifts Trump administration’s halt of nearly complete offshore wind farm in New England
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the fledgling industry.
His administration has stopped construction on major offshore wind farms, revoked wind energy permits and paused permitting, canceled plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development and stopped $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects.
Last week, the administration moved to block a separate Massachusetts offshore wind farm.
Rhode Island is already home to one offshore wind farm, the five-turbine Block Island Wind Farm.
(Sebastian Elias Uth/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File) Credit: AP FILE – Rhode Island Gov.
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