PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction Monday in favor of Revolution Wind after its construction was ordered to halt by the Trump administration.

The offshore Rhode Island wind power project was halted on August 22 by the order.

A statement from Revolution Wind reads in part:

Revolution Wind will resume impacted construction work as soon as possible, with safety as the top priority. Ørsted’s subsidiary Revolution Wind, a 50/50 joint venture with Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables, is constructing the Revolution Wind offshore wind project.

The injunction was filed Thursday by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and his Connecticut counterpart William Tong.

The project was 80 percent co

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