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Rhode Island and Connecticut sue over Trump administration’s wind farm halt | States claim Revolution Wind project was stopped illegally, threatening jobs, clean energy and billions in investments
States claim Revolution Wind project was stopped illegally, threatening jobs, clean energy and billions in investments
Rhode Island and Connecticut will sue the Trump administration over its decision to halt the huge Revolution Wind electricity project off the north-east coast of the US, the two announced on Thursday morning. Patrick Crowley, the president of the Rhode Island AFL-CIO, said Revolution Wind had employed more than 1,000 union members, including carpenters, electricians, iron workers and others. BOEM also halted a neighboring project owned by Norwegian energy firm Equinor in April, although the order was later lifted after diplomatic efforts by Norway’s government.
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