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A federal judge has ruled for a second time in Revoution Wind's favor, lifting a stop-work imposed by the Trump administration.
Orsted shares jumped Tuesday after a U.S. judge ruled that work could resume at the company’s Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island.
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Offshore wind developer prevails in court as Trump says the US 'will not approve any windmills'
A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm for Rhode Island and Connecticut can resume, handing the industry at least a temporary victory as President Donald Trump seeks to shut it down.
Kawasaki and Vestas spin-off BladeRobots are testing crewless helicopters and robots to automate dangerous wind turbine blade maintenance.
Work was stopped on Empire Wind, a New York offshore wind project, but construction was allowed to resume after New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and Gov. Kathy Hochul, both Democrats, intervened. Information for this article was contributed by Jennifer McDermott and Matthew Daly of The Associated Press.
N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James: “New Yorkers deserve clean, reliable energy, good-paying jobs, and a government that follows the law.”
The decision follows two Trump administration attempts to halt the wind farm’s construction off the coasts of Rhode Island and Connecticut.