In Reversal, Trump Officials Will Allow Huge Offshore N.Y. Wind Farm to Proceed
The Trump administration had issued a highly unusual stop-work order on the Empire Wind project last month, leading to intense pushback from officials in New York.
The Trump administration on Monday allowed construction to restart on a huge wind farm off the coast of Long Island, a month after federal officials had issued a highly unusual stop-work order that had pushed the $5 billion project to the brink of collapse.
In a statement, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Democrat of New York, said she had spent...
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