Energy & Environment Policy

A federal judge has allowed Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind project to resume construction, adding to a string of court rulings that have lifted the Trump administration’s Dec. 22 pause on five major East Coast offshore‑wind projects after judges found the government failed to adequately justify the national‑security suspension. Developers and state attorneys general warn the freeze threatens billions in sunk costs, expiring vessel contracts and project viability and have sued to block the order, while the administration says it acted on classified Defense Department findings and is pursuing broader permitting and NEPA changes amid presidential opposition to offshore wind.