New York sues Trump over stop work order on wind projects
Gothamist••business
Key Points:
- The New York attorney general's office has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for halting two offshore wind projects, Sunrise and Empire, near Long Island, citing the federal government's unexplained national security concerns as arbitrary and capricious.
- Both projects had undergone extensive national security, safety, and environmental reviews, with approval from the Department of Defense, and were already under construction before the federal suspension.
- The lawsuit argues the federal order violates the Administrative Procedure Act and expresses concern that the vague national security rationale could lead to indefinite delays, threatening thousands of jobs and billions in investments.
- The Trump administration defended its pause on offshore wind projects, labeling wind energy as unreliable and emphasizing national security and America First priorities, while declining to disclose specific security details
