Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>Trump admin lifts hold on <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/offshore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offshore</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/windfarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>windfarm</span></a>, doesn’t explain why<br>Reasons for the hold were never backed up, and nobody's explaining why it ended.<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EmpireWind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmpireWind</span></a> is a large project being built off <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LongIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LongIsland</span></a> by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Equinor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Equinor</span></a>, Norwegian energy company. The first of two phases, Empire Wind 1, will have an 800MW capacity and has already received permitting and environmental approval. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BOEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BOEM</span></a> indicates a review of its approval is ongoing, but construction can resume during the review<br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/05/trump-admin-lifts-hold-on-offshore-wind-farm-doesnt-explain-why/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">5/trump-admin-lifts-hold-on-offshore-wind-farm-doesnt-explain-why/</span></a></p>