"A federal court on Monday halted the last of five stop work orders issued by the Trump administration in December to block major offshore wind farms, giving the wind energy industry five legal wins in a row over the government.

Reagan appointee Royce Lamberth granted an injunction against the administration’s stop work order against Sunrise Wind, a project that would provide power to New York.

In recent weeks, courts have issued similar injunctions against stop work orders the administration issued to four other projects. Monday’s ruling means that all of the orders issued by the administration in December have been halted and all of the wind farms it aimed to block can keep building.

“With this decision, courts have now consistently rejected the government’s abrupt attempt to halt construction on these fully permitted projects,” said Hillary Bright, executive director of pro-wind group Turn Forward, in a written statement."

Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill February 2, 2026. [2]