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A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration can’t continue to keep work paused on the nearly completed Revolution Wind project, a major offshore wind farm off New England's coast. on.nbcboston.com/3cESbpw

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Federal judge lifts Trump administration's halt of offshore wind farm project that's nearly complete A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the U.S. offshore wind industry. Work on the nearly completed Revolution Wind project for Rhode Island and Connecticut has been paused since Aug. 22 when the administration issued a stop work order for what it said were national security concerns. It did not specify those concerns at the time. Both the developer and the two states sued in federal courts. Danish energy company Orsted sought a preliminary injunction in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., that would allow the project to move forward. The judge granted it, citing irreparable harm to the plaintiffs. https://on.nbcboston.com/3cESbpw