US orders halt on construction of New York offshore wind project

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(Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on Wednesday he was directing his agency to halt construction on Equinor’s Empire Wind offshore wind project off the coast of New York.

In a post on X, Burgum said information suggested the Biden administration rushed the project’s approval without sufficient environmental analysis.

(Reporting by Nichola Groom; Editing by Chris Reese)

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