A Maryland wind energy company is accusing the Trump administration of blocking its planned wind farm off the coast of Ocean City through "political pressure".

In a counterclaim filed in a Maryland federal court on Sept. 3, the Maryland energy company U.S. Wind said defendants including the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the National Marine Fisheries Service unlawfully moved to rescind approval for the Maryland Offshore Wind Project.

The counterclaim comes after the Trump administration said it planned to revoke the project's Construction and Operations Plan, a key permit needed to move the project forward.

U.S. Wind alleges federal officials were pressured by politicians, including the president, his appointees, members of Congress, and op

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