The move elicited a sharp rebuke from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who vowed to "fight this every step of the way."

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered a halt to construction of Equinor's Empire Wind project off the coast of New York, saying information suggested the Biden administration approved it without enough environmental analysis.

The Trump administration forced a permitted offshore wind project to halt construction. The Trump administration dealt a major blow to the fledgling US offshore wind industry yesterday by ordering a major wind project off the coast of New York to stop construction.