Equinor, Empire Wind and Trump
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While politicians, environmental groups and union leaders rejoiced that Empire Wind can move forward, some worry the Trump administration’s concession is meant to pressure Gov. Hochul to approve local gas pipeline projects.
The winner of the saga is ostensibly Equinor, the company building the Empire Wind project, but even it suffered as work was delayed for a month.
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amNewYork on MSNSure as the wind blows: Mayor Adams and Hochul take credit separately for Trump restoring NY wind farm projectMayor Eric Adams insisted on Tuesday that his friendlier approach to President Trump is what persuaded the commander-in-chief to lift a federal pause on a major wind farm project off the coast of Brooklyn on May 19.