Trump administration to allow work to continue on $5bn New York wind farm
by Staff and agencies from on (#6XDGK)
Governor lobbied Trump in a series of phone calls, and will now allow new gas pipeline capacity to move forward
The Trump administration has lifted a stop-work order on a $5bn wind farm off the coast of New York after negotiations with the state to resume the major clean energy project, but canceled plans for a gas pipeline could also be revived.
The month-long stop-work order on the Empire Wind project came amid Donald Trump's targeting of the wind industry in the first 100 days of his second term as the US president pushes a pro-fossil fuels agenda.
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