RI And CT AGs Threaten To Sue Trump Administration Over Wind Farm Work Stoppage

The attorneys general of Rhode Island and Connecticut say they plan to sue the Trump administration in hopes of overturning its decision to pull the plug on a massive offshore wind farm.

The Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island was about 80% complete when the Trump administration ordered a work stoppage Aug. 22.

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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha called the move "bizarre."

"Does this sound like a federal government that is prioritizing the American people?" Neronha said in a media release. "This is bizarre, this is unlawful, this is potentially devastating, and we won’t stand by and watch it happen.”

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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, in the same media release, called the decision "erratic" and "reckless."

"Revolution Wind is fully permitted, nearly complete and months from providing enough American-made, clean, affordable energy to power 350,000 homes,” Tong said. “Now, with zero justification, Trump wants to mothball the project, send workers home, and saddle Connecticut families with millions of dollars in higher energy costs. This kind of erratic and reckless governing is blatantly illegal, and we’re suing to stop it.”

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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee previously condemned the Trump administration for shutting down construction of Revolution Wind, calling it an "attack on our economy."

"We need the Trump Administration to understand that this stop-work order on Revolution Wind is an attack on the jobs of hard-working Rhode Islanders, on our ability to access reliable and affordable energy, and on our families who are struggling to pay high utility bills,” McKee said in a statement released by his office.

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Matthew Giacona, the acting director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, sent an Aug. 22 letter to the head of the company constructing the wind farm, ordering it to "halt all ongoing activities related to the Revolution Wind Project on the outer continental shelf" due to vague concerns.

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