The Vineyard Wind offshore wind project was one of five large-scale offshore wind projects immediately paused by the federal government under President Donald Trump on Monday, Dec. 22, throwing the future of East Coast offshore energy into question — and according to New Bedford's mayor, threatening hundreds of local jobs.

Besides Vineyard Wind, the Department of the Interior also paused:

• Revolution Wind, off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut, developed by Ørsted
• Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, developed by Dominion Energy
• Sunrise Wind, south of Block Island and east of Long Island, developed by Ørsted
• Empire Wind 1, south of Long Island, developed by Equinor

Construction on all projects has been put on hold “due to national security risks identified by the Department of War in recently completed classified reports,” according to the Department of the Interior.

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