"All five offshore wind projects halted by the Trump administration in December can resume construction after a federal judge's ruling on Monday that cleared Denmark's rsted to proceed with its Sunrise Wind project off the coast of New York. rsted's request for an injunction blocking the interior department order was the fifth brought by an offshore wind developer since the 22 December pause on five leases. The agency stopped work on the multibillion-dollar facilities due to national security concerns around radar interference."
"rsted said in a statement it would resume work immediately but continue with the underlying lawsuit challenging the interior department's stop-work order. It added it was trying to find a solution to the matter by cooperating with the US administration. rsted has spent or committed more than $7bn to date to build Sunrise Wind, the company said."
A federal judge cleared Denmark's rsted to proceed with the Sunrise Wind project, allowing all five offshore wind projects halted in December to resume construction. rsted obtained an injunction against the interior department's stop-work order and said it would restart work immediately while continuing the underlying lawsuit. The interior department paused work citing national security concerns about radar interference and declined to comment on litigation. rsted has spent or committed more than $7bn on Sunrise Wind. Courts have repeatedly found that losing access to specialized vessels and related delays constitute irreparable harm. The justice department cited new classified security information in defense of the suspension.
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