"The adminstration’s abrupt decision allowing Empire Wind 1 to proceed has officials wondering if New York Gov. Kathy Hochul cut a deal with the president."
"The day after a big offshore wind project returned from the dead, all anyone in New York wanted to talk about was gas.
President Donald Trump’s sudden decision Monday to reverse course and lift a stop work order on Empire Wind 1 prompted widespread speculation in Albany and Washington that the president had extracted a commitment from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to allow a new gas pipeline to move forward. The governor, a Democrat, insisted no such deal was made, even as her aides noted Hochul was not opposed to a new pipeline — provided it meet all the necessary permitting requirements.
Those statements did little to temper speculation among both supporters and detractors of offshore wind. At the state capitol in Albany, state Sen. Pat Fahy, a Democrat who has championed wind, said she was “thrilled” to learn Monday evening that work on Empire Wind was resuming. But after hearing the news, her thoughts quickly went to gas."
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