Just last week, a federal court issued a final judgment that formally invalidates the Trump administration’s moratorium on offshore wind permitting. Photo: Shutterstock
December 22, 2025 (Boston, MA) – The Trump administration is trying again to halt the development of clean, affordable energy, putting in jeopardy thousands of jobs in New England and undermining the regulatory certainty that private investment across all industries depends on to develop major projects. The Department of the Interior has announced it is pausing leases for offshore wind projects along the East Coast, including several in New England that are already near completion. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response.
“This is a desperate rerun of the Trump administration’s failed attempt to kill offshore wind – an effort the courts have already rejected,” said Kate Sinding Daly, senior vice president for law and policy at CLF. “Many of these clean energy projects passed years of rigorous review, were upheld in court, and are moving forward. Trying again to halt these projects tramples on the rule of law, threatens jobs, and deliberately sabotages a critical industry that strengthens, not weakens, America’s energy security. At a time when climate change itself poses one of the greatest national security threats we face, blocking clean energy projects is reckless and dangerous.”
Just last week, a federal judge issued a final judgment that formally invalidates the Trump administration’s moratorium on wind energy permitting. CLF and other environmental groups filed a legal brief in that case, State of New York v. Trump, in support of state and industry efforts to overturn the moratorium.
CLF is reviewing the department’s announcement and determining next steps.
CLF experts are available for further comment.
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