A federal judge has lifted the stop-work order for the offshore wind project halted off the coast of Rhode Island, a major blow to the Trump administration ’s efforts to stall the development of offshore wind.

The stop-work order had been in place for about a month, pausing construction of the Revolution Wind project, which was estimated to be about 80% complete.

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At the time, the Interior Department accused the project developers of rushing through the permitting process and failing to reach an agreement with the Department of War, formerly the Department of Defense

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