A federal judge has cleared the way for work to resume on an offshore wind farm in New England, ruling Monday that the Trump administration failed to justify its order to stop work on the nearly complete Revolution Wind project.

U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth said the administration had failed to substantiate its claims that the project would cause national security risks, the Rhode Island Current reported, calling the order “the height of arbitrary and capricious action.”

Lamberth said the government’s stop-work order jeopardized the $6.2 billion project, causing “irreparable harm.” The project, which is 80% complete, is slated to provide more than 700 megawatts of power by the end of 2026.

State leaders and grid operators in New England have said the Trump administration’s o

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