The Trump administration had issued a highly unusual stop-work order on the Empire Wind project last month, leading to intense pushback from officials in New York.

The Empire Wind project off the coast of New York can restart construction, about a month after the Trump administration abruptly issued a stop work order. The project was reportedly bleeding $50 million a week during the pause as President Trump waged his war against windmills.

Federal orders issued under the Trump administration halted construction of New York’s Empire Wind Project, triggering legal challenges and raising concerns about the impacts on New York’s energy supply going forward.

Equinor, the Norwegian-based energy company, said this week it is within days of having to decide whether to scrap its Empire Wind I offshore wind project.

Offshore wind is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the North Coast’s rural economy,” California Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) told the Times-Standard. “Estimates project