US EditionEquinor weighs suing Trump administration over ‘unlawful’ halt to wind project
- Equinor criticized the US government's order halting its Empire Wind 1 offshore project as unlawful and is considering legal options.
- The Empire Wind 1 project, worth $2.5 billion, would have provided energy for 500,000 homes and created over 1,300 jobs, but construction is currently stopped due to the federal order.
- Labor leaders warn that the halt threatens over 1,300 jobs related to the project, with workers facing lost paychecks.
- The stoppage challenges New York's climate goals and economic opportunities for impacted communities.
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Administration halts major wind project set to power 500,000 homes: 'The latest in a long line of projects to be canceled'
A massive offshore wind project that promised clean energy for half a million New York homes now sits idle after a sudden federal order to halt construction, as reported by the Guardian. What's happening? The Trump administration recently ordered a complete stop to construction on Empire Wind 1, a major offshore wind project near Long Island. Interior secretary Doug Burgum instructed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt all work, claimi…
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CFACTMaine’s floating wind program takes another hit
The US Energy Department recently suspended a large grant at the University of Maine for research on floating wind technology. The full significance of this suspension will not be known until it plays out, but it is useful to see the context. This research plays a central role in Maine’s massive offshore wind development program, which CFACT has been fighting for some time with sizable success.
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