Rhode Island, Connecticut and an Orsted A/S-backed wind farm venture are suing the Trump administration in an effort to revive construction of an almost-finished offshore project meant to provide power to the two New England states.

Revolution Wind LLC, co-owned by Orsted and Global Infrastructure Partners, sued Thursday morning in federal court in Washington, hours before the two New England states announced a lawsuit of their own.

The cases kick off a major legal battle over a flurry of recent orders reflecting President Donald Trump’s longstanding antipathy to wind power. The orders threaten billions of dollars of investments, hundreds of jobs and new power supplies.

At a press conference announcing the states’ lawsuit, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong blasted what he descri

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