AG Tong on Monday sought a preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration’s latest effort to suspend work on the Revolution Wind offshore wind project. The Trump Administration first issued a stop work order on August 22. Connecticut and Rhode Island sued. Developer Ørsted sued separately. The federal district court in the Ørsted challenge issued an injunction, allowing work on Revolution Wind to proceed. Then, on December 22, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management once again suspended work on the Revolution Wind offshore wind project for at least 90 days, citing undisclosed national security concerns. Ørsted has sought a preliminary injunction to block this latest stop work order. On Monday, Connecticut and Rhode Island filed their own request, outlining the immediate harm facing their states and residents. 
 
“Donald Trump is escalating his lawless and erratic attack on Connecticut ratepayers and workers. Every day this project is stalled costs us hundreds of thousands of dollars in inflated energy bills when families are in dire need of relief. Revolution Wind was vetted and approved, and the Trump Administration has yet to disclose a shred of evidence to counter that thorough and careful process. We stopped their first attempt, and we’re fighting on every front to get workers back on the job and Revolution Wind back on track to deliver clean, affordable energy to Connecticut families,” – AG Tong