According to Bloomberg News, "The Revolution Wind project, intended to power hundreds of thousands of homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut, 'would be irreparably harmed' unless work was allowed to continue during the legal fight, US District Judge Royce C. Lamberth in Washington concluded Monday. At the time, Lamberth granted a preliminary injunction against the order, allowing work to resume as Orsted argued the administration didn't have authority to cancel pre-existing approval for the project without explanation. Trump's Department of the Interior subsequently issued a new order in December that paused the leases for Revolution Wind and four other offshore wind energy projects, "due to national security risks identified by the Department of War in recently completed classified reports" — the off-books name the Trump administration has declared for the Department of Defense — until such time as Pentagon officials assess mitigation for these unspecified risks.
Author: Matthew Chapman
Published at: 2026-01-12 21:38:08
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