Judge orders restart of Vineyard Wind Project in fourth blow to Trump effort

A federal judge has allowed an offshore wind project in Massachusetts to resume construction, ending a weekslong pause imposed by the Trump administration.

U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy on Tuesday ordered a stay on the Vineyard Wind 1 stop-work order imposed by the Trump administration in December. 

The judge’s decision marks the fourth U.S. offshore wind project to receive court approval in recent days to resume construction halted by the Trump administration. Before the stop-work order, Vineyard Wind 1 was generating power and expected to achieve full commercial operation by the end of last year.

In December 2025, the Department of the Interior announced it would pause five offshore wind projects along the East Coast, including Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial, Sunrise