Two lawsuits were filed against the Trump administration on Sept. 4 for its decision to stop construction of a wind farm off the coast of New England.
First to file in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia were the two green energy companies behind the wind farm project known as “Revolution Wind”: Skyborn Renewables and the Danish wind company Ørsted.
They are seeking to vacate the Department of the Interior’s stop-work order, arguing that the administration does not have the legal authority to stop construction.
“The Stop Work Order is invalid and must be set aside because it was issued without statutory authority, in violation of agency regulations and procedures and the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause, and is arbitrary and capricious,” the plaintiffs stated….