A coalition of Long Island fishermen are suing the Donald Trump administration over its decision to allow Empire Wind, the massive wind farm off the south shore, to continue construction.

The suit comes weeks after the administration reversed course on its April stop-work order, which allowed construction to continue on Empire Wind despite President Trump's January order requiring a new review of offshore wind projects nationwide.

The plaintiffs — including Long Island Commercial Fishing Association, Inc. and several fishing boat captains — argue in court documents that the Trump administration had no legal authority to reinstate work permits for Empire Wind.

"The [reinstatement] order is a single sentence with no substance of any kind, let alone any that supports the resumption of

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