The Big Offshore Wind Project in New York Is Back On
Construction on the massive Empire Wind energy project off the coast of New York is set to resume after an abrupt about-face by the Trump administration.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum halted the project by Norwegian energy group Equinor EQNR -1.63%decrease; red down pointing triangle a month ago and suggested in a social-media post that the Biden administration had rushed through its approval without sufficient analysis.
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