The Trump administration forced a permitted offshore wind project to halt construction. The Trump administration dealt a major blow to the fledgling US offshore wind industry yesterday by ordering a major wind project off the coast of New York to stop construction.

The Interior Department is halting an offshore wind project approved by the Biden administration as President Trump has called for “a policy where no windmills are being built.” In a statement

Norway's Equinor will halt offshore construction of its Empire Wind 1 project in New York state following a stop-work order from U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the company said on Thursday.