"At the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Senior Judge Royce Lamberth said the government did not explain why it could not take action short of a complete stop to construction on Revolution Wind while it considers ways to mitigate its national security concerns. He said it also did not provide sufficient reasoning for its change in position."
"The administration did not reveal specifics about its national security concerns, but Trump said Friday while meeting with oil industry executives about investing in Venezuela that wind farms are "losers." He said they lose money, destroy the landscape and kill birds. "I've told my people we will not approve windmills," Trump said. "Maybe we get forced to do something because some stupid person in the Biden administration agreed to do something years ago. We will not approve any windmills in this country.""
Senior U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ordered construction on Revolution Wind to resume, finding the government failed to explain why it could not take action short of a total stop while pursuing national security mitigation. Revolution Wind holds all federal permits and is nearly 90% complete to supply power to Rhode Island and Connecticut. Orsted, Equinor, and Dominion Energy Virginia sued to vacate the administration's Dec. 22 freeze of five East Coast projects. The administration did not disclose specific security concerns. President Trump publicly denounced wind farms, calling them unprofitable, harmful to landscapes, and dangerous to birds, and vowed to block approvals.
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