PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and his Connecticut counterpart William Tong announced their intent Thursday to sue the Trump administration to overturn its August 22 stop work order on the Revolution Wind wind power project.

The order from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) halted work on the 80 percent complete project located 15 miles off of Rhode Island’s shore.

“With Revolution Wind, we have an opportunity to create good-paying jobs for Rhode Islanders, enhance energy reliability, and ensure energy cost savings while protecting our environment,” said Attorney General Neronha.

“And yet, this stop work order is not even the latest development in this Administration’s all-out assault on wind energy.

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