Attorney General Neronha, Attorney General Tong, Ørsted secure preliminary injunction against Trump Administration, preserving Revolution Wind project

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement after securing a preliminary injunction in Washington, D.C. federal court against the Trump Administration, allowing work on the Revolution Wind project to proceed.

“We refuse to accept this Administration’s unlawful attempts to hinder progress on the Revolution Wind project, and today’s legal victory reaffirms that we are right on the law,” said Attorney General Neronha. “A year into the Trump Administration, their approach to governing is well-worn: attack any policy or project the President doesn’t like, without regard for the law, Congress, or the American people, and leave it to the lawyers to present disingenuous, often illogical arguments to defend these decisions in court. For this reason, we continue to win and they continue to lose. The harm here, and potential for further harm here, is well-documented. Rhode Island and Connecticut rely on this project for energy pricing stability and affordability, electric grid reliability, environmental health, good-paying union jobs, and more. The law takes precedent over the political whims of one man, and we will continue to fight to make sure that remains the case.”

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