The Trump administration issued a stop-work order, over national security concerns, on a nearly completed offshore wind project for Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The Trump administration has halted construction on an offshore wind project near Rhode Island that is 80% complete.

Wind farm developer Orsted's plan to raise much-needed capital is at risk following a U.S. order to halt construction of a near-complete project.

Trump may use stop work order for offshore wind array to ‘extract concession’ from Orsted and states of Connecticut and Rhode Island, it is warned

It’s another costly blow to the energy industry Trump loves to hate.

The move adds to a growing list of regulatory moves that limit new wind development in the US — and even hamper late-stage projects.

The Trump administration issued a stop-work order, over national security concerns, on a nearly completed offshore wind project for Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The US administration is stopping construction on a nearly completed offshore wind farm, operated by the Danish group Orsted, off the northeast coast of the United States.