The Trump administration has lifted the stop work order on the Empire Wind 1 project that was imposed by Secretary of Energy Doug Burgum on April 16. The news was welcome by
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The Trump administration has lifted the stop work order on the Empire Wind 1 project that was imposed by Secretary of Energy Doug Burgum on April 16.
The news was welcome by developer Equinor and by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul who had pledged to fight the shut down of the fully-permitted project “every step of the way.”
“Thousands of jobs. Hundreds of thousands of homes powered by clean energy. That’s what Empire Wind 1 was poised to deliver until a stop work order was issued on April 16 by the Department of Interior,” said Gov. Hochul yesterday. I knew this critical project needed to move forward and have spent weeks pushing the federal government to rescind the stop work order to allow the workers to return and ensure this important source of renewable power could come to fruition.
“After countless conversations with Equinor and White House officials, bringing labor and business
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