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Judge Restores Construction for Offshore Wind Project
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- The Department of the Interior had paused five offshore wind projects, including Revolution Wind, citing possible national security threats and interference with U.S. military radar systems.
- Orsted challenged the suspension, arguing it violated legal property rights and due process, noting the $5 billion project had already passed extensive reviews and was nearly finished.
- The judge’s decision emphasized the importance of reliable energy and jobs for Rhode Island and Connecticut, with state officials welcoming the ruling and construction set to resume quickly.
A federal judge has lifted the federal halt on Orsted’s offshore wind initiative, allowing construction to move forward after a stop-work order issued by the Department of the Interior.
Judge Royce Lamberth determined that preventing work would inflict significant harm on the project and ruled that allowing it to continue serves the public interest.
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