The Trump administration did not appeal a federal court ruling in favor of an offshore wind project near Rhode Island on Friday, in a potential sign of the importance of bipartisan permitting negotiations on Capitol Hill.
Last week was the deadline for the Department of Justice to challenge a federal judge’s injunction blocking an Interior Department order meant to stop work on the Revolution Wind project because of national security concerns.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum had promised to appeal several similar rulings allowing Revolution Wind and other offshore wind projects to continue construction.
But Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, had threatened to pause permitting reform negotiations again if the administration continued attacking renewable energy.
