"A federal judge on Monday cleared Danish offshore wind developer rsted to resume work on its nearly finished Revolution Wind project, which Donald Trump's administration halted along with four other projects last month. The ruling by US district judge Royce Lamberth is a legal setback for Trump, who has sought to block expansion of offshore wind in federal waters. rsted's Revolution Wind lawsuit is one of several filed by offshore wind companies and states seeking to reverse the interior department's 22 December suspension"
"There was no immediate comment from the interior department or rsted. Government attorneys had argued that the pause was justified by new, classified information regarding offshore wind's impacts on national security revealed by the Pentagon in November. Lamberth rejected the administration's argument that national security concerns justified halting the project, which he said would be irreparably harmed without an injunction."
US District Judge Royce Lamberth permitted Danish developer rsted to resume construction on the nearly finished Revolution Wind offshore project after rejecting the Interior Department's December pause. The pause had affected five offshore wind leases and was justified by officials using classified Pentagon information citing national security concerns. Government attorneys argued the new information warranted the suspension, but the judge found the project would suffer irreparable harm without an injunction and questioned stopping work that costs roughly $1.5 million per day. rsted contended the pause violated administrative procedure and due process and prevented review of the classified assessment. Revolution Wind is about 87% complete and expected to begin generating power this year as a 50-50 joint venture between rsted and Global Infrastructure Partners.
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