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The Guardian - US
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Trump administration to allow work to continue on $5bn New York wind farm

a wind turbine in the ocean
An offshore wind turbine at the South Fork wind farm in New York in 2023. Photograph: Steve Pfost/Newsday via Getty Images

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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