It was recently revealed that Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) is set to resume construction on the Empire Wind project off the coast of New York. Let’s shed some light on the development. It was announced on May 19 that the Trump administration has lifted its month-old stop-order,

Gov. Kathy Hochul, in a separate statement, confirmed the move, and thanked President Donald Trump for allowing the $7 billion-plus project to resume construction. The stop-work order had been issued April 16, just as offshore work was set to begin about 14 miles off Long Beach.

Trump has a long history of attacking wind turbines, arguing that they kill birds and cost more than they generate in revenue.