"The Trump administration has directed five large-scale wind projects under construction off the East Coast to suspend their activities for at least 90 days, according to letters from the Interior Department obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, which provide new details on the government's move to pause the offshore ventures."
"During the pause, the Interior Department will coordinate with project developers "to determine whether the national security threats posed by this project can be adequately mitigated," the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said in a letter to project developers."
"The letter to the developers said the Defense Department completed a recent assessment regarding the national security implications of offshore wind projects and provided senior leadership at Interior with new classified information, "including the rapid evolution of relevant adversary technologies and the resulting direct impacts to national security from offshore wind projects.""
The administration suspended five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction off the East Coast, ordering a minimum 90-day halt. During the pause, the Interior Department will coordinate with project developers "to determine whether the national security threats posed by this project can be adequately mitigated," the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said in a letter. The 90-day period can be extended if necessary. The Defense Department provided senior Interior leadership with new classified information "including the rapid evolution of relevant adversary technologies and the resulting direct impacts to national security from offshore wind projects." Democratic governors of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York vowed to fight the action.
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