Trump’s effort to stop enviroment renewal power projects in favor of fossel fuels continues….
A federal judge is allowing a major wind project to resume construction off Rhode Island’s coast while the court battle over the Trumpadministration’s recent stop-work order plays out.
Why it matters: The preliminary injunction is a win for the nearly complete Revolution Wind project, which would provide power to Rhode Island and Connecticut. The project is jointly owned by Ørsted and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners.
- It could signal that other recently halted projects will be able to proceed as well.
Driving the news: Revolution Wind has “demonstrated likelihood of success on the merits of its underlying claims” and is is “likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction,” Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said in a Monday order.
Catch up quick: It’s one of five under-construction wind projects off the Atlantic Coast that Trump administration officials halted last month, citing classified national security risks.
- Lamberth last year granted an injunction allowing the project to continue before the administration’s action last month.
State of play: “The Project will resume construction work as soon as possible, with safety as the top priority, and to deliver affordable, reliable power to the Northeast,” Ørsted said in a statement Monday.
What they’re saying: “Today’s ruling reaffirms what was already clear. The Trump administration’s second attempt to halt the Revolution Wind project is driven by the president’s longstanding personal vendetta against offshore wind, not any genuine national security concerns,” Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) said in a statement.
The other side: “President Trump has been clear: wind energy is the scam of the century,” White House spokewoman Taylor Rogers said in a statement that also criticized the cost of offshore wind…..
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