Federal court lets wind farm construction resume after Trump administration block

A federal court on Monday allowed construction on a wind farm project to resume after the Trump administration blocked it.U.S. District Senior Judge for the District of Columbia Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, granted an injunction against the administration’s stop work order on Sunrise Wind, a project that would provide power to New York, The Hill reported.
While the injunction is temporary and does not necessarily mean the project will prevail in the case, it could indicate that the judge finds the arguments for the project to be persuasive.
The Trump administration in December sought to block five wind farm projects, arguing they posed a national security threat, as the turbines could interfere with radar signals.
Courts have issued similar injunctions in recent weeks against stop work orders that the administration issued to four other projects. With Monday’s ruling, all the orders issued by the administration in December have been halted, allowing all the wind farms to resume building.
“With this decision, courts have now consistently rejected the government’s abrupt attempt to halt construction on these fully permitted projects,” pro-wind group Turn Forward Executive Director Hillary Bright said in a written statement.
The Interior Department declined The Hill’s request for comment on the injunction.

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