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May 13, 2025

An offshore wind project for New York may be abandoned over delays

  • Work on Empire Wind has been paused since April 16, when Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered a halt on construction.  Many groups have scrambled to figure out how to adapt DEI policies to avoid violating the federal government's orders.
    • By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
    Associated Press

    The Norwegian energy company Equinor said Friday it will be forced to terminate an offshore wind project for New York within days unless President Donald Trump ‘s administration relents on its order that stopped construction.

    Work on Empire Wind has been paused since April 16, when Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt construction. Burgum said it needs further review because it appeared the Biden administration rushed the approval. Equinor went through a seven-year permitting process before starting to build Empire Wind last year, and the project is roughly a third complete.


     
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