A federal judge ruled on Monday that work can resume on Revolution Wind, a large and nearly complete offshore wind farm near Rhode Island. Construction on the project had been halted since Aug. 22, when the Trump administration issued a stop-work order.

The order represents a rare — and, at least for now, temporary — win for the offshore wind industry, which has been a frequent target of the Trump administration.

In issuing a preliminary injunction in favor of Revolution , Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said the construction pause represented the “height of arbitrary and capricious action.” In explaining his decision, the judge repeatedly said that while the government cited potential national security concerns related to the project,

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